Swimmer

I wake up to another day

Guess I’m okay; I just can’t see straight -

I think great, another chance to create

Another opportunity to lose another game, 

Where I have to choose between -

What I want and you want

But I can’t stand the way it haunts me

When I play selfishly, then helplessly -

Have to lay awake wondering sleeplessly -

If I could have done more, just a little more

That’s all anyone ever asked for

Just do what’s right, and hope that maybe -

You might agree and see the good intent -

In me, ‘cause I try hard, I really do

But the sad truth is despite that

There’s no joy in you

There's no smile on this face

There’s no point to this chase

There’s no finish line -

At the end of this race