I Win

Hello cruel world it's me again Walking on your tight rope Barely able to keep my balance Almost fell to the ground below Are you the puppet master Pulling the strings at your desire To look you straight in the eyes You act as though I were a liar I do not complain to you For all that you have thrown my way Take it as if it were nothing at all Just another scoop on my plate No big deal no worry at all You have taught me how to juggle So I smile back and act As if I will not struggle I must not show you that I have an achilles heal Time to put on my poker face And hide how I really feel Loose my step fall down now Would be the end of me If there is one thing I've learned Is to stay close to the enemy Stubborn is a hard thing to beat We each take our turn at a time You make your play thinking There's now way I will survive Fool me once I'll give you that Never will you fool me twice I have a few tricks up my sleeve From living this hard life Make your move with cautious thought Because my turn it's coming next You may think you have won this time But I live my life with no regrets Written 1-13-19