life's trick

Sometimes I wonder why
I even give life a try
When those who should love
And trust unconditionally don’t

Its all such a complicated mess
Of lies and hurt and disappointment (true)
The dirty, dirty truths so clear,
kept hidden away in closets (deep).

Maybe life should take a break
and give us all a chance to catch a breath,
get rid of the black despair
which it creates in everyone.
As failed dreams and broken hope heaps up
Life laughs while watching us attempt to scramble out
As if we were only fish to it
Some people take the easy step
While others try fight it out. 

Reality comes out to play
As blood’s no longer thick as water
Ties that should never break
Now hang upon a precipice

When mothers break the unspoken rules
Refuse to utter the words so needed
And love only conditionally
Then we see the inconceivable break.

Maybe life should take a break
and give us all a chance to catch a breath,
get rid of the black despair
which it creates in everyone.
As failed dreams and broken hope heaps up
Life laughs while watching us attempt to scramble out
As if we were only fish to it
Some people take the easy step
While others try fight it out. 

Sometimes I think its just a game
Created to keep us busy and out of trouble
As if we were merely pawns,
in a game of chess.

With love and joy so hard to keep
And people lie, and maim the ones
They are supposed to love.
I look at life and wonder why.

Maybe life should take a break
and give us all a chance to catch a breath,
get rid of the black despair
which it creates in everyone.
As failed dreams and broken hope heaps up
Life laughs while watching us attempt to scramble out
As if we were only fish to it
Some people take the easy step
While others try fight it out.

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

Might I say that I admire your ability to be so poignant in simplicity; as I couldn't if my life depended on it. Such a complicated heap of intricate timelines; mannered into nothing less than a philosophy expressed quite easily. Well done, this was thought intriguing.

[Heather Anne]

Thank you so much, i'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Heather Anne]

thank you

[Sami Khalil]

Nice poem on life and its meanings...