The Story
By Tara Nicole Walker
10.20.2002
Penance
Brutality
Humanity
Immorality
Longing
For something more
Living for the moment
Keeping score
Banishment
Torture
Loneliness
Horror
Settling disputes
The hard way
Leaving nothing
Left to say
Aching
Wanting
Pain
Suffering
Like sharp needles
Under the skin
The poison of life
Does begin
Cheating
Dishonesty
Will
Grieving
Are all a part
Of every day
It'll never get better
There is no way
Laughter
Tears
Reclusion
Fears
Hiding away
From everything
When nothing is
As it seems
That's the world
We live in today
Some, we leave
Some, we stay
So many things
That turn out wrong
We've been waiting
Oh so long
Doesn't matter
How long we wait
Life will always be in
This dreadful state
Keep our eyes open
Nothing miss
Because this world
Is just the way it is.