MAN MUST LIVE

The day dawned yet its dusk

Spirits are down a life at risk

Stomach groans sign of trick

I lie down and listen to the clock tick

The day has lived

I smile to hide the desperation

I smile at least to get consolation

I smile as though in anticipation

I smile to cover the irritation

And again the day lives

The next morning life is still dark

The sun rises yet light doesn’t spark

Another day another problem in the pack

I stop the grumble and go to take crack

Because the day has to live

I pray and hope

But everything flope

Life’s is not a slope

Maybe I should take dope

Before the day lives

Is it the third day of the week?

I am feeling like a freak

Failures make my heart meek

I wonder if I’ll see end of week

The brew made my body weak

Did today live?

Today though, is a bright morning!

I have to stop this brooding and mourning

I swear to get up and start searching

When am still young and developing

Because, I must live.