Pedestal

I had sat upon a pedestal For years without disgrace, Then real life came along And knocked me on my face. I'd pick myself back up And try to climb again, But half way to the top It caused me too much pain. I wished the loved ones in my life Had never put me there, On the very top of a pedestal Where they'd look up at me and stare. I won't go back to such a place I would really make a fuss, I don't belong way up there In this world, nobody does. You see the air is very thin Your ears don't seem to listen, And all those clouds around your head Affect your normal vision. Lynn Barany