Life

It's all going to change for you someday,
Your childhood friends will drift away,
And nothing you try will make them stay,
But that's life.

You'll find somebody down the road,
Maybe they'll love you, maybe they won't,
Maybe you'll remain all alone,
But that's life.

Snakes will hiss along your path,
Make you cross bridges built to collapse,
They'll snatch your world right from your hands,
But that's life.

You'll soar in your thrift, you'll drown in your debt,
Your mind will fill with clouds of regret,
You'll win the draw, you'll lose the bet,
But that's life.

You'll start to laugh as you drown in your tears,
You'll carry your hopes, unleash your fears,
You'll find that nothing is as it appears,
But that's life.

You'll love and curse the sky above,
You'll cry about friends, you'll cry about love,
And they'll all tell you to man up,
Because that's life.

But someday when the world is yours,
After you've fought and tore and clawed,
When you've claimed all your rewards,
You'll smile.

You'll smile at people, come and gone,
You'll smile at pictures, smile at songs,
You'll smile at your triumphs you'll smile at your wrongs,
You'll smile.

Because it's the scratches on knees and driving fast cars,
It's losing your breath and falling apart,
It's finding yourself, it's finding your heart,
THAT'S life.

Reviews

[Michael S]

A very honest and original poem on life, Mehar.
What you have written is very true.
Simple words do have powerful impact like this one had. Keep it up
and congratulations on winning the contest!

[Inject Positivity]

"the greater the struggle the more glorious the triumph" this is exactly what I felt after reading this poem... You are very right in saying these thoughts about life, I think without having the dark the light can never be fully appreciated, just like after rain the sun comes out the next day, similarly at the end of the day everything will turn out good... Each and every phase of our life is meant to teach us something good for the future and it's for our own good... Life is a mix of both good and bad, and that's what makes it beautiful and thrilling... An inspiring write... Thank you for entering this poem on my contest...

Sincerely
Dhiman

[Mehar Anaokar]

Thank you so much! It feels great to feel appreciated on my thoughts about life, especially as a 16 year old who is often told that children know nothing of life! Thanks for the review:)

[T. S.]

It's in knowing heartache, loss, betrayal, disappointment that we learn the true meaning of happiness and appreciating the good times. We have to experience the bad to know the good.
"Because it's the scratches on knees and driving fast cars,
It's losing your breath and falling apart,
It's finding yourself, it's finding your heart,
THAT'S life." -- well said.

[Mehar Anaokar]

Thank you so much:) it's wonderful to be appreciated, especially at my age