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was They all said this is me After all, who’s to question what they say Voices in my head say it’s all okay</i></p><p id="3ee0"><i>Never questioned all the advice Induced to think like they, them, but never me Never felt quite right Voices in my head say it’s all okay</i></p><p id="2f8c"><i>A battle rages inside Me and them Time to reconcile the differences The voices begin to subside</i></p><p id="709f"><i>Letting the sunlight shine through to the inside I found me, it was not who they said It took so long, where was I? Voices in my head…where are they?</i></p><p id="3e5d"><i>Looking deep inside, letting the light shine in I see me, I know who I am This is how I started, there is only one me Voices…yes, how deceptive they have been</i></p><p id="c959"><i>Today, the voices left me They were not mine…just an illusion Made to believe I was something other Voices…whose voices? Mine, not theirs</i></p><p id="cc98"><i>Struggles of the past are now past Didn’t know it then, wasn’t quite sure Today, the questions are gone, I know who I am The voice in my head is now mine</i></p><p id="19ff"><i>More from this writer:</i></p><div id="9ad6" class="link-block">

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Today, The Voices Left Me…

They were not mine

(Composit by Author, © Todd B Harrington)

Sitting there doing my business Just looked like the rest of what passed Stood up and went about my business for the day Voices in my head say it’s all okay

Just another day, but feels a little different Friends here, friends there Not sure who they all are Voices in my head say it’s all okay

Yesterday, today, tomorrow What will I do, who do I listen to Must take a look at who all these friends are Voices in my head say it’s all okay

They told me all along who I am Listened to every word that sounded so sincere Looking in the mirror, not so sure Voices in my head say it’s all okay

Time goes on, my world passes by Friends come, friends go Some never leave Voices in my head say it’s all okay

Thought I knew who I was They all said this is me After all, who’s to question what they say Voices in my head say it’s all okay

Never questioned all the advice Induced to think like they, them, but never me Never felt quite right Voices in my head say it’s all okay

A battle rages inside Me and them Time to reconcile the differences The voices begin to subside

Letting the sunlight shine through to the inside I found me, it was not who they said It took so long, where was I? Voices in my head…where are they?

Looking deep inside, letting the light shine in I see me, I know who I am This is how I started, there is only one me Voices…yes, how deceptive they have been

Today, the voices left me They were not mine…just an illusion Made to believe I was something other Voices…whose voices? Mine, not theirs

Struggles of the past are now past Didn’t know it then, wasn’t quite sure Today, the questions are gone, I know who I am The voice in my head is now mine

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