Life

You're hoping for something
That'll bring you around
Better than the nothing
You've already found

Not sure you know this 
But I've news for you
Life is a meadow
You go running through

Of the world and its promises
You've had your fill
Don't believe a word that they say
And you never will

You may taste the sweet freedom
And still be deeply in debt
But life is a gamble
So you best place your bets

A cause for relief 
Always comes into light
And you need to let
Your little one shine

Here's a little something
A secret that's kept
Life is a pool 
We all do laps in

You brain storm when you can
To be let off the hook
With the line still attached
You'd toss it back if you could

You may not believe
But take a look at the facts
Life is a fast train
Rolling on rusty tracks

It's mind over matter
But what really matters to you
Is not what you've done
But what you're going through

The reason being
You're most times out to lunch
Life is a menu
We order off of

It's not a piece of cake
But where's your piece of the pie
The truth in the knowledge
Is hidden deep in the lie

Though you try your best
There still is regret
Life is a fastball
Try and catch it if you can
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 8/8/2017 9:25:00 AM
Great one Mike. I like the line , life is a pool we all do laps in :)
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Date: 8/8/2017 8:28:00 AM
Only thing I know about life, which is definitely not a bowl of cherries, is that without prayer I wouldn't have survived~Che :)
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