I'M EGO TRIPPING I am the addict Desiring with needs Burning with the desire to held and loved. Words control the lust to be desired I feel pa**ion between verse I am the voice within With a thirst to be heard. I am the darker sister Whose words are As sensitive as her skin Where gifted words Disguises its meaning inside I am the voice within Flowing aluminous words Into meaning As Sand flows Through loose fingers. My love for you as crazy the voice within Often taken for granted My words reveal no lies But tell the true meaning of Loss, pain, anger, and grief I am the addict Desiring with needs Burning with to be desired I feel pa**ion With a thirst to be heard I am the voice within Words of innocence Morning space and time Of an aesthetic value often misunderstood I am the voice behind these words I am the addict Desiring with needs Often mistaken for self-hate In its true essence, the voice within The voice within is challenged Seeking, finding, searching For its own identity to breath No, I'm not ego tripping I am the addict Desiring with needs Often mistaken for self-hate In its true essence, the voice within I'm just keeping it real I am the addict Desiring with needs Often mistaken for self-hate, the voice within In its true essence I am the poem I am the addict Desiring with needs Often mistaken for self-hate In its true essence Who challenges thought This is crazy - the voice within Within hope and loss Within love and pain Within happiness and anger Are the words I speak of empathy I am the voice within I ain't got long