Unfulfilled Potential

Resting in the dark, soon to stir and waken the yearnings of my heart the walls are left still shaken Dawn brings new life and banishes the old the day may yet bring more strife May yet leave hope in the cold Targets for the day just another morning routine Living according to pay Just today; postponing the dream The sun says it is noon and the light does not tell lies Shining over shadowed room As peoples hands are tied The day is over; Night is near No pressure; time to live the life! but my eyes grow sleepy here So tired by the light Tomorrow is another day when ambition shall be met For now alone I lay So the cycle may reset