I’m With You

There was a time I loved dark kohl. I did’nt know too much about makeup and I certainly hadn’t heard of makeup remover. I washed my face with regular bath soap and water and that was my entire skincare routine. So, I’d wear jet black kajal and it would stick to my eyes for at least two whole days. I did’nt need to reapply for a good two days. By the second day, it’d begin to smudge and I’d look like a raccoon’s relative. But, that was my thing – dark, dark ebony eyes. I’d wake up and I was already all made up with smudgy black eyes. Those were the days. And Avril Lavigne’s dark eyes and her music was my thing! Ah, the path to self-love and self-discovery!

I’m With You – Poem by Ruelha

I was alone on the bridge.
With nothing but a smidge.
Looked around through the crowd.
Everything was so damn loud.
Yet, alone I was.
And that was because.
I was sitting in the corner, dark
So lonely was the crowded park.

Walking in the rain.
Attempting to wash the pain.
No footsteps on the ground.
Just me, myself, my own sound.
Kept looking at my phone.
Until I realized I was alone.
I thought you'd come and find.
But that was just in my mind.

The nights have been so cold and lonely.
But I've learned to enjoy my own company.
Because there's nobody who's trying to find me.
It's been me, myself and nobody.
There's nobody to come take me home.
So I've been walking aimlessly alone.
This life was trying to figure out.
Until I finally just blacked out.

Everything was so confusing.
All of me, it was consuming.
My mind was afraid to move.
Paralyzed, I did'nt approve.
Logic or cogent analyzing
Spirit and soul polarizing.
This life was trying to figure out.
Until I finally just blacked out.

In the crowd, I searched and searched.
But no known face, none to quench my thirst.
Daggers and snakes.
Everyone was fake.
Alone I was.
And that was because.
The noises had me confused.
And to listen, I had refused.

But now I know.
I am my own shadow.
Wherever I go, it follows.
Even if I take it to the gallows.
Nobody came to take me home.
So I learned to be happy just on my own.
I take myself some place new.
And that place, that lost rue.

I discovered myself.
Cleared out my bookshelf.
Took myself some place new.
Found better things to do.
Peace and happiness followed too.
Changed my perception and view.
I came out of my mind.
And figured out what had kept me blind.

Took myself somewhere new.
Now, I'm with you.
This you can't be seen in the mirror.
Yet with every bit of me, it is familiar.
Don't completely fathom this you.
But it's already made all things new.
I'm with you; and you is in me.
And ever since, I've been breathing free.

I'm with you.
I don't know you; but you know me.
I'm with you.
And since that discovery, I've been carefree.
I'm with you.
You is me; and me is the key!
I'm with you.
You is in me; and finally me is happy.

- RUELHA
www.ruelha.com
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Disclaimer: This poem is purely literary. It is inspired by Avril Lavigne’s song ‘I’m with you.’ Please read it with an open mind and out of respect for the written word. To me, writing is my life. There is nothing I love more. I have a very creative imagination. Most of my poems do not hint at my life/situation. Kindly refrain from drawing such parallels. Much of what I write is purely fictional. I have always written from my heart …about topics that I am passionate about – Christianity, makeup, melancholic poetry, food, romance, women’s issues, soulful music, narratives etc. Given the circumstances, my gender, situation, geography etc., I feel the need to put up a disclaimer every time I write a romantic/melancholic/intense piece. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. But, please don’t interpret this poem in a way it was not intended. That is just my humble request. Please note, some of my writings may contain material unsuitable for children.

I’m with you – Lyrics {Avril Lavigne}

I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waitin' in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know
'Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone
Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you, yeah, yeah
Oh, why is everything so confusing?
Maybe I'm just out of my mind
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand?
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm with you