As We Go Through Life

As we go through life we do our best to live with our painful past


Claim to keep it real
But we wear so many masks


Our response when asked how we are doing is, “I’m fine”


When we are really tired and hurting
Feeling confined


In some cases spiritually blind
The response, “I’m fine”, is just the less complicated line


You know I’m blessed
But it is this I must confess


I’m all out of solutions


Woo! That felt good to get off my chest
My emotions are in such a mess


Oh by the way there have been some promises and secrets I should’ve kept
Had friends that I should’ve never befriended


Wrote letters and should’ve never sent it
Please know that if I never told you I loved you I meant it


I apologize if it was you that I offended


As we go through life we do our best to make due
Live with the lie and or haunted by the truth


We are who we are, by far


We either soar in spite of
Or do what is necessary because of the constant reminder of the scars


As we go through life






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