Change of Heart
Why must life be a race
That’s moves at such a pace
Why can’t I just be given space
Instead of being sprayed with mace
I need to keep all my life on file
So that someone else can read and compile
All these feelings of loneliness and denial
Put someone they don’t know on trial
I’m pushed against with such force
Like I’m in tug of war with a horse
While I scrounge around looking for the source
Of all my life’s guilt and remorse
All I seem to do is complain
When I do nothing and the negative remains
Just the numbness that was once pain
I was told could grow and become gains
I really wish I could fly
And I could if I apply
But instead I won’t try
And it’s the sky I’ll deny
In this field of failure I’ve grazed
Not just on grasses and maize
But on promises and praise
While my future hangs in the haze
How could you have come this far
When you can’t even drive your car
When you leave the door to success ajar
When life’s scorecard never reads par
Picking up the pieces like broken glass
Hoping that you could amass
A part of yourself that could pass
As anything more than a stubborn ass
It feels like the old you is gone
Like a roadkill faun
Your life has just been a con
And the new day for you won’t dawn
But that’s where you’re wrong
You know that you do belong
You’ve grown and become more strong
Had more rebounds than ping pong
This is your moment, now seize it
It’s the time that you please it
You can’t “see the forest for the trees” it
Life is your stress ball, now squeeze it
Your life has been bronze but you are gold
But now it’s time for you to be bold
It’s time to shatter the mold
And make all others behold
You can’t believe that it’s true
That you’re someone with a clue
Of what you’re supposed to do
But it could only be done by you
And you know it’s gonna be hard
Like a sharp diamond shard
But you need to bet like it’s cards
And send these bad feelings your regards
Because what came before doesn’t matter
And it’s time for you to shatter
Your life’s artisanal pity platter
And leave behind the negative chatter
You thought this misery was fate
And that life was nothing but hate
But it’s not too late
To make this enemy your mate
The hard times are gonna come
And some days you’ll feel dumb
But those will only be a crumb
Of your life with this wisdom
If you never get up you’ll always stay
You’ll never move on and get away
You need to treat your work as if it’s play
And sit down and get started today