Today I Live and Write

Today I live and think, Of all that could have been. A whiskey I may drink, To drown what I have seen. Greatness is what I seek, Yet despair is what I’ve seen. Hope is heavy, silent and sleek, Yet this burden is my sin. I choose this path to stick, Worth it all, if I can win. Today I live and write, Full of love, yet sometimes despise. Let these words become my light, A little rhyme, a touch of spice. Let me get my story right— The mask I wear, the truth I disguise. I pray my future will be bright, Tossing dreams like gambler’s dice. To turn my wrongs into right, A bitter blend of pain and vice. Time may test my soul and sight, But endurance still feels nice. So I give my all for this fight. With patience, I’ll wait the storm— In time, I’ll find my way. To darkness I will not conform, For nothing forever will stay. Even when pain becomes the norm, I shall have the final say.