The Ghosts in My Mind

By Mandvi Tiwari

I'd fight for my rights 

I'd fight for my people I'm sure

But how do I end this internal war

Eating me up from within

As if I've committed a sin

Maybe it's because I try too hard

But people play me 

Like I'm nothing but a card

Or maybe it's because 

I didn't care at all 

For people 

who wouldn't even catch me if I fall

Maybe it's because I speak my mind

Or maybe because 

The right words are hard to find 

I don't know 

if it's because of the smile or the tears 

Or the haunting thoughts

I hope nobody hears

Maybe it's because 

I want to be the best

Or maybe because I can't outshine the rest

Maybe it's because I try to be kind 

But I always let the devils win 

That live inside my mind

Maybe it's because I'm not very pretty

Or that I know it's all out of pity,

The love, the smiles and all the compliments

As if I don't know

How the story ends

But I know one day

I'll win this war

Even if it's the day

That I'm no more

By Mandvi Tiwari