Life as we know it

Life is like an hour glass
sitting on the dusty shelf.
Boys and Girls, Men and Woman
All alike yet, not two the same
hanging on to what we most desire
loving the ones we love, hating those we hate
our wants our needs and our dreams
influenced by what we see on the small screen, and in magazines.
the world we live in, and what celebrities tell us. can't we be ourselves?
without being told what to wear, how to look
and trying to change who we really are
when it can all be over in a blink of an eye
one pull of a trigger, one swipe with a knife
one too many drinks to the whell, one war between numorous armies. one world.

the world is our worst enemy, not the girl who stole your boyfriend, or the boy who stole your bike when you were 8, or even your mom or dad when they won't let you travel so far for that favorite rock band of yours.
No matter how hard we try, life as we know it, is...life.
A beautiful thinkg
full of laughter, joy, smiles, tears, pain, and hurt
one day we'll be in a better place,
until then, suck it up princess..move on
put that smile back on and when your time comes that big guy will call you home
until then, live life to it's fullest.
you do only get one shot at it.

" i never knew, i never knew that everything was falling through"