Plastered Smile
I look back to yesterday's sadness
Marked by tears not allowed to spill
A smile plastered on a perpetual nightmare
Dreaming of how my life should have been
Marked by tears not allowed to spill
Screams from within muffled by salt water
Dreaming of how my life should have been
In the distance my eyes see dry land
Screams from within muffled by salt water
My life preserver tight around my neck
In the distance my eyes see dry land
Expectations beyond this my misery
My life preserver tight around my neck
I must release the straps and swim away
Expectations Beyond this my misery
I struggle to reach freedoms shore
I must release the straps and swim away
My dream is but a few strokes in the distance
I struggle to reach freedoms shore
With each stroke I become much stronger.
My dream is but a few strokes in the distance
Away from a smile plastered on a perpetual nightmare
With each stroke I become much stronger
I look back to yesterday's sadness
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2013
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