Paradise

There is not time for a prologue 
I am afraid we are going to have to jump right in 
to an unrelenting story 
that still has not seen an end 
To an unforgiving battle 
that cares not if you loose 
right into the raging fire 
that has burned so many just like you 
With all these reckless rhymes I will show you 
A truth not many live to see 
That to seize what you heart desires 
will never set you free 
This life is not a fairy tail 
and you simply do not get to choose 
the chances and circumstances 
that will be handed down to you 
Bad things happen to good people 
every single day 
W****s bear countless children 
while good women are left to prey 
Each generation get a little more twisted 
then the one before 
Each is given a little less 
and each one is expecting a little bit more 
Like spending money we just do not have 
this world of our is in debt 
and instead of reconciliation   
we just lower our standards once again 
Hearing sirens every fifteen minutes 
people are dying left and right 
I lost a real good friend last week 
I lost my best friend just last night 
But we just keep on going 
Mourning on the move 
That is how this world works 
even if it is not okay with you 
The pressure keeps on building 
and its never going to stop 
sometime you win sometimes you loose 
and it is not dependent on right or wrong 
The only guarantee you have 
is that someday you will die 
In between you fight a million battles 
you will love and loose at least a dozen time 
and the only beauty out there 
is in the clouds and the trees 
that we pollute and tear down 
to make room for the corporate thieves 
It is a self fulfilling prophecy 
but I am not sad anymore 
I will not let it do me in 
Like so many have before 
I am going to stop so I can breathe 
and I may get left behind 
but that is okay with me 
I am done looking for something I am never going to find 
This is the human condition 
and the only thing that I believe 
Irony makes this world spin 
and we fuel it with our greed 
You see there is no such thing as fair 
it is just a standard set way to high 
There is no such thing as full capacity 
only half hearted tries 
Unconditional love is a joke 
Because we have been conditioned from the start 
to hold ourselves above all others 
and to protect our selfish hearts 
Happily ever after 
just means after you are to late 
To heed the perks of the paradise 
that we destroyed yesterday.

Reviews

[Jake Donald Stephens]

There is just so much in this one, and it's all so true. I like how you put it together, you really make it work. This is true talent.

[MerylDivya]

The contrast between what the title is and the developed poem is valuable to this piece. There are a few spelling errors which I only point out to reach out and be constructive. The message is heavy and deep and passionate. You are very talented.