Nothing can be built to last –
even the ruins of an ancient past.
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time
Happy
I should be happy
I should be free
The world is there
for all to see.
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I should be happy
but I feel down
above the surf
and yet I drown.
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I should be happy
to live and breath
a life of wonder
just believe.
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Can I be happy?
Is it not real?
I want to smile
I want to feel
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But what is happy?
a fleeting thought?
Joyful memory?
well I’ve forgot.
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The world’s not happy
it’s cracked and torn
Children die
before they’re born.
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If I were happy
what would I do?
Sit and laugh?
would you laugh too?
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I’m so happy
to be here..
pretend to smile
my biggest fear
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Are they happy?
Are they like me?
Drowning above
the silent sea
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The world is happy
despite our faults
when I am happy
time just halts.
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I will be happy
for some love me
for they are true
so I must be.
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In a moment
all is well
friends and family
life is swell
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Happy today
subject to change
life moves forward
rearrange.
Lost Time
Running, running, straight ahead
always more to do
Just when you find time to breathe,
the cycle starts anew.
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Money, money, work all day,
pay the bills and debt
Hope to buy some time for later,
dreams you soon forget.
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I’m happy, I’m happy, keep telling yourself,
as you wake up to work through the day
Come home to sit down and fall back asleep,
when will I get to play?
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I promise, I promise, I’ll visit you soon,
as you mumble the words you can’t keep
Your family and friends continue to wait,
but you’ve forgotten again, drifted to sleep.
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Waiting, waiting, where are my dreams?
as the days turn into years
“I’m happy” you say as your smile cracks
and your eyes start to water with tears.
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Fading, fading, time ticks by,
those who waited moved on
Where are you? still wrapped in work-
hopes and dreams all gone.
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Staring, staring, wide awake,
the worries devour your head
Work starts over in an hour or two,
why are you still in bed?
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Wondering, wondering, what it all means,
you don’t live, but merely exist
How do you get back to family and friends
all of the memories you missed?
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Waking, waking, start to think,
how can I break from these chains?
Where’s that world of peace and love
where nobody stresses, cries or complains?
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Dreaming, dreaming, feelings return
I come home to knock on the door
There is my family, no longer waiting
I sit by my dog on the floor.
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Happy, happy, the simplest of things,
to be with the ones that love you
Family and friends, gathered together;
Where time slows down for a moment or two..
Lost Amnesiac Hiker 