It took so many days, so many nights,
Trying to understand the times, the endless fight.
Some cold words, some moments of doubt,
Life gave me lessons, I figured it out.

What I asked for, never came to me,
But what I got, was a different reality.
When I found it, my heart felt light,
But then life took it, away from my sight.

It promised joy, more than I could hold,
Yet in the end, the truth was told.
Why does happiness slip away?
When we try so hard, to make it stay.
My heart, so confused, can’t you see?
How do I explain this pain to me?

I thought I’d find peace in someone’s arms,
But life played its games, with all its charms.
One hand held...