Sometimes I want the dark
Sometimes I want the light
Sometimes I am wrong
Sometimes I am right
Sometimes I long for quiet
Sometimes I long for loud
Sometimes I long for sunshine
Sometimes I long for cloud
Sometimes I want chaos
Sometimes I want peace
Sometimes I suffer famine
Sometimes I enjoy feast
Sometimes I win
Sometimes I lose
Sometimes I’m told
Sometimes I choose
Sometimes I want to love
Sometimes I want to hate
Sometimes I want to give
Sometimes I want to take
Sometimes I like risk
Sometimes I like safe
Sometimes I let it go
Sometimes I chafe
Sometimes I follow
Sometimes I lead
Sometimes I write
Sometimes I read
Sometimes I want to listen
Sometimes I want to talk
Sometimes I want to run
Sometimes I want to walk
Sometimes I want a lot
Sometimes I want a little
Sometimes I like it grand
Sometimes I like it simple
Sometimes I want to stay
Sometimes I want to go
Sometimes I want to say “yes”
Sometimes I want to say “no”
Sometimes I want the stage
Sometimes I want a seat
Sometimes I want things messy
Sometimes I want things neat
Sometimes I feel young
Sometimes I feel old
Sometimes I like the hot
Sometimes I like the cold
Sometimes I want home
Sometimes I want away
Sometimes I want serious
Sometimes I want play
Sometimes I want to live
Sometimes I want to die
Sometimes I want to quit
Sometimes I want to try
Sometimes I want more
Sometimes I want less
Sometimes I try to hide
Sometimes I try to impress
Sometimes I want big
Sometimes I want small
Sometimes I want nothing
Sometimes I want it all
Sometimes I want to build
Sometimes I want to break
Sometimes I want to sleep
Sometimes I want to wake
Sometimes I act good
Sometimes I act bad
Sometimes I feel happy
Sometimes I feel sad
Sometimes I'm the teacher
Sometimes I'm the student
Sometimes I am reckless
Sometimes I am prudent
Sometimes I have answers
Sometimes I have questions
Sometimes I receive advice
Sometimes I give suggestions
Sometimes I prefer alone
Sometimes I prefer company
Sometimes I prefer few
Sometimes I prefer many
Sometimes I want to save
Sometimes I want to spend
Sometimes I want the beginning
Sometimes I want the end
Sometimes I am strong
Sometimes I am weak
Sometimes I want to hide
Sometimes I want to seek
Sometimes I’m the adult
Sometimes I’m the child
Sometimes I am tame
Sometimes I am wild
Sometimes I want to ride
Sometimes I want to drive
Sometimes I struggle
Sometimes I thrive
Sometimes I want it now
Sometimes I want it later
Sometimes I’m the problem
Sometimes the mediator
Sometimes I want to fight
Sometimes I want to surrender
Sometimes I’m the aggressor
Sometimes I’m the defender
Sometimes I want the sea
Sometimes I want the wood
Sometimes I feel I couldn’t
Sometimes I feel I could
Sometimes I want to lift
Sometimes I want to drop
Sometimes I want to start
Sometimes I want to stop
Sometimes it seems like heaven
Sometimes it feels like hell
Sometimes I want to laugh
Sometimes I want to yell
Sometimes I miss yesterday
Sometimes I long for tomorrow
Sometimes I’m filled with joy
Sometimes I’m filled with sorrow
Sometimes I want ignorance
Sometimes I want to know
Sometimes I want to catch
Sometimes I want to throw
Sometimes I’m up
Sometimes I’m down
Sometimes the big city
Sometimes the small town
Sometimes I want subtle
Sometimes I want drastic
Sometimes I want cutting edge
Sometimes I want classic
Sometimes I’m conservative
Sometimes I’m liberal
Sometimes I color in the lines
Sometimes I scribble
Sometimes I want slow
Sometimes I want speed
Sometimes I have
Sometimes I need
Sometimes I want to receive
Sometimes I want to give
Sometimes I’m full of revenge
Sometimes I’m willing to forgive
Sometimes I succeed
Sometimes I fail
Sometimes I want to stay
Sometimes I want to bail
Sometimes I want it secret
Sometimes I want to tell
Sometimes I'm the hammer
Sometimes I'm the nail
Always this is me
It’s true so I mention
All this is we
Life is lived in great tension
Copyright 2009 by Kevin Mahaffy, Jr.
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