Sink Or Swim

Cracks in the pavement

Slash at my feet

The sun blazes down

I wilt in the heat

The lonely road ahead

Is unforgiving and bleak

I long to stop and sit

My weary legs feel weak

I’ve walked a long way

But not gone very far

I’ve been bogged down

In misery’s sticky tar

I seek to rise above

Sadness and pain

I’ve got a lot to lose

And much more to gain

Sometimes I feel

I’ve conquered fear

I’ve risen above sorrow

And better times are here

I can feel a smile

Reach out to my lips

My heart starts to lift

And then the balance tips

As I spiral down I think

For a moment I was free

Then a blanket of despair

cast its shadow upon me

I feel happiness

Slip out of my hands

So difficult to cope

With all that life demands

It’s so easy to surrender

To the pull of the abyss

To drown in the darkness

Will that bring peace?

I’m tempted to give up

But I know I have to go on

I must keep up the struggle

Until the fight is won

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