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What Happened

So tired of worrying
wondering, wishing
that everyone would pull their head out of the clouds
 
It feels as though Im
running, fighting
and everyone else is standing around
 
Im tired of feeling like
racing, battling
while everyone else falls to the ground
 
What happened to people
the ones who had dreams
that woke with the sunrise
watched from the trees
 
What happened to children
who ran in the fields
who picked up the tadpoles
to watch life unreal
 
What happened to parents
who played make-believe
made a home cooked meal
not just for a hungry mouth to feed
 
What happened to daughters,
to sons full of choice
With love in their hearts
Driven by a father’s voice
 
What happened to dusk
when the dark was lit
and the wood would burn
in the fire pit
 
What happened to autumn
hot cocoa, and leaves
a walk through the park
with a warm night breeze
 
What happened to laughter
what happened to joy
what happened to your brain
being the only toy
 
I guess what Im saying
is I just dont understand
how you can live in a world
run by reprimand
 
When the children are inside
playing video games
and the parents out drinking
dont remember the names
 
And the sunrise is coming
but only the birds see
in the frigid winter weather
upon a dying bare tree
 
And the dusk may be coming
but the fire is out
and the ashes turn to dirt
for the warmth was stout
 
The family is living
but the relationship dead
and everyone’s fighting
over the biggest bed
 
What happened to happiness
where the hands used to hold
and the songs would ring loudly
the laughter be bold
 
What happened to everyone
Everywhere, in every place
Including myself
from an empty space
 
In a world full of hatred
where a child might cry
because his heart is aching
for a lullaby
 
One sweet simple kiss
upon one’s warm brow
I remember this
And I just wonder how
 
In a world full of people
all different, yet the same
Is it me or is it you
That is left with the blame

(2013)

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