Oh the feelings I feel that run deep in my heart
For my son and my daughter, each time we’re apart
For my mother, my father, my grandparents too
Some feelings are fleeting, some feelings are true
Sometimes I feel angry, frustrated and mad
Despised and rejected or lonely and sad
Excited and crazy, rambunctious and loud
Important, Remembered, honored, and proud
Sometimes I feel hurried, rushed and behind
Panicked and peaceful, vicious and kind
Thankful and courteous, helpful and neat
Destructive, rebellious, obedient, sweet
Sometimes I feel happy, joyful and glad
I sometimes feel better when others feel bad
Some feelings I share while some feelings I hide
Some feelings bring laughter, some feelings I’ve cried
Sometimes I feel music from deep down inside
My feet tap the rhythm, my hands start to glide
The feelings of passion explode when I sing
Those wonderful feelings good music can bring
Some feelings run deeper, some shallow and thin
I’m down when I’m losing but up when I win
Some feelings pass quickly, while some feelings stay
Sometimes a good night only starts a bad day
But some days I’m flying, my highs let me soar
Euphoric sensations like waves crash my shore
Sometimes I feel anxious, impatient at best
Unsettled, uncaring, unloved, and unrest
Sometimes I feel hollow, distracted with pain
Sunshine and breezes, snowflakes and rain
Sometimes I feel confident, capable, sure
Reverent, respectful, grateful, and pure
Sometimes I’m a flower, sometimes I’m the dirt
Some feelings bring pleasure, and some feelings hurt
Embarrassment, failure, lost and destroyed
Bored and exhausted, repulsed and annoyed
Used and discarded, hated and shunned
Outclassed, outnumbered, outmanned, and outgunned
Sometimes I feel faithful, watched from above
Virtuous, honest, charity, love
Praiseworthy, hopeful, forgiving and true
Sometimes I feel green and sometimes I’m blue
Sometimes I feel sensitive, sometimes I’m secure
Sometimes certain feelings are hard to endure
Sometimes this cold world turns my heart into steel
But I remain human each time that I feel.
Thal Dixon
2006
Sometimes I Feel
