Tomorrow

We all fake the smiles we try to hate,

to try to make this world, only to have it degrade.

It’s not hard to f**k up, it takes a single mistake,

and all the things you build up can suddenly break.

I’m not a pessimist, this is just life,

if that’s a problem, just sleep more at night.

Make your dreams your escape, where everything’s perfect,

but when you wake up, what makes your life worth it?

 

Now I’ve got my flaws, and I’m well aware,

I’m sure you’ve got yours, but why should I care?

I know life is hell, everything is a nightmare,

but considering it all, why should you be scared?

 

I’m sure that you’re nervous as you near the stage,

your father kneels down to you, says, “It’s all okay.”

Your sweat pours down, the stage heightens your fears,

now just fast forward about eighteen years.

You think, “To hell with my kids, and I’m losing my job.

I can’t pay the bills, where did I go wrong?

My meds aren’t helping, I’m heavily depressed,

everything that’s my life is everything I dread.”

 

Now I’ve got my flaws, and I’m well aware,

I’m sure you’ve got yours, but why should I care?

I know life is hell, everything is a nightmare,

but considering it all, why should you be scared?

 

So soon enough, nothing matters at all,

you find that the drink is your happy resolve.

Or you sing a nostalgia song that reminds you,

of the times that you love, and bring you back to your youth.

The first love you had, the first lips you kissed,

when time wouldn’t run out, when simplicity was bliss.

When paper wings would fly us high in the sky,

but we never thought we would hit the ground so hard, sometime…

But as we take it all in and count up the sorrow,

somehow we find a way to live for tomorrow.

Author's Note

I plan to make this into a song

Reviews

[Lily Mae]

It's so funny because as I was reading I thought wow..this would be a great song.. and then I saw your note:) This is a great write..representing the decades of life for us..you've penned these emotions well..x

[Poison Soulz]

It' actually very interesting, and i can imagine it becoming a song, great write! =D

[MR_BERG]

I relate so much to this piece. It's hard to read because I don't want to accept the end yet.

Thank you for helping me touch a dark place.