SELF CRISIS

It's about self confusion, comparison, indecision and the decision to choose.

My thoughts are so much that I can’t comprehend,
Would I ever find answers to all of them?
Sometimes, I ask myself,
Why do I live in such a confused state?
So many things running through my mind,
Yet nobody knows how I feel inside.

I wonder why I can’t be like them,
Not because they are smarter than me,
Not because they have two heads,
Not because they know more than me,
But because they possess one thing
Called DECISION.

Year by year,
Day by day,
Time by time,
Month by month,
Week by week,
Everything keeps passing by.
Yet I battle within,
With little confidence to hold on to,
A self-crisis no one knows about,
A silent war fought behind closed doors.

However, I shall rise and start somewhere,
Even if the road ahead isn’t clear.
I may be confused, but I won’t surrender;
My story shall change.
This crisis shall end here.

*Self Crisis* in short:

A young man trapped in his own head. Too many thoughts, no clear answers. He watches others move forward because they can make decisions, while he feels stuck, watching time pass — days, weeks, months, years. Nobody really sees the battle he's fighting inside. But at the end, he decides to rise and start somewhere. The crisis will end here.

It's about silent confusion, comparison, indecision, and finally choosing to take control.

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