After Here

WHERE AM I TO GO AFTER HERE,
WHAT WILL BE WAITING FOR ME THERE?
WILL THERE BE FUN AND GAMES,
OR DO I NEED TO CHANGE MY NAME?
IS HE GOING TO BE WAITING FOR ME,
JUST TO SEE ME WITH MY BEAUTY?
WILL I EVER FALL IN LOVE?
I ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE,
I’M SCARED TO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN,
OR WHERE MY LIFE IS GOING TO END.
LIFE TAKES YOU WEIRD PLACES,
WHERE THERE ARE NO FAMILIAR FACES. 
YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN,
AND NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN.
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS,
BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHAT LIFE BRINGS.
HOPEFULLY IT BRINGS SOMETHING NICE,
JUST DON’T GIVE ME THE SAME THING TWICE.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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