My Escape Poem by Taylor Fong

I need to get out of here
I need to escape
I can't stand living
In this effed up place
My mind's running in circles
My heart's beating mad
With all this stress and all this pressure
I've put up my white flag
I can't take this anymore
I need to get out
Before it breaks me down crying
And I scream and shout
'Why God? Why me?
Why was I chosen to go through this?
This is torture, leave me alone!
Stop giving me hell's kiss! '
I just wanna get away
Wanna never remember
All this B.S. going on
And listen to music forever
Tap my foot to this beat
Listen to his clever spit
I can relate to his rhymes
Cuz in my life his words fit
His raps aren't about silly things
Like sex and drugs
His words actually have meaning
About life and love
It's as if he's telling my story
Like he knows what I'm going through
So I turn it up louder
Don't want other noises to come through
Just wanna listen to his voice
His screams and shouts
Telling everyone what life
Is really all about
I close my eyes and float away
This is my perfect escape
Forget about all this stress
From heartbreak and rape
I wanna stay here forever
In this fantasy place
Where all I hear is music
And life's not so fast paced
I just need to get out
Get out of this place
I need a remedy,
I need music, my escape.

Written 6/22/09