Been better, Been worse.

Been better, been worse,

Is what she always says.

When you look inot her eyes,

She's somewhere out of space.

 

She doesn't like to face

The facts she must admit

But locks herself into her world

Remembering not a bit.

 

Been better, been worse,

The meaning of the phrase?

Life has hit so low before

But she's had better days.

 

She laughed and smiled

Through fields of green,

She's been in tears

The reason's obscene.

 

Been better, been worse,

She will live like this

For the rest of her life,

In neutral bliss.

Author's Note

I always say 'been better, been worse' if I'm having a bad day, so I thought a decent poem could be made of it :)

Hope it's okay x

Reviews

[Sarah Morgan]

I actually like your saying. I've never heard anyone say it like that before which you incorporated it well into your piece and made it beautiful. This is going into my favs :)

[Helpless]

I say this kind of thing too.... people always say "how are you?" but there are very few that actually want to know. most of the time when you finally open up to someone they judge you or just can't understand, so why try, you know?

[Ruth]

Seems a lot could releate to this love! A classic saying and yes, so understandable! Made good use of it! xx

[Eve]

Yours words followed into one another, and I felt as though the poem was speaking directly to me.

[Judas Hammer]

nice! flowed well and I follow. " the reasons obscene" nice line!

[clairvoyantmars]

very good work. tis the thoughts that run through our head when we've seen better days. :)))

[Coyote Poetry]

Many of us know this feeling. Somehow finding reason and purpose to keep going.
"Been better, been worse,
The meaning of the phrase?
Life has hit so low before
But she's had better days. "
Sometime learning to accept less can make the disappointment less. A excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote