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…and I wonder why
…and I wonder why
day breaks with a sigh of relief
as my eyes still numbly burn
from lingering residuals
of yesterdays tears
wherein the culmination
of mechanical failures
causes more than just engine trouble
and the recalibrations
of work expectations begin to weigh
far to heavy upon my mind
and the paychecks
that don’t quite stretch
mock me with every swipe of the card
and all that came crashing down
in one huge overwhelming
release of exaggerated breath
and I wonder why
its all got to be so hard
wherein constant miscommunication
between two generations
trying desperately to share
the same time and space
only to briefly find common ground
quickly ruined by reality
-no jobs to be found
or futures to hang our dreams on
leaving us trapped in
these moments perpetually
living a life that shouldn’t be
and I wonder why
its all got to be so hard
wherein heart longing are never satisfied
whispered words that linger
on the glow of dusk
echoing across years of lonely landscapes
getting louder and more distorted
within each minute that fades
rhetoric deceiving a setting sun
until it all feels like
nothing was ever really beautiful
leaving behind only memories of
confusion and convenience
dusting today’s backdrop loathsome
night silently falls with a sigh of relief
as my eyes still numbly burn
from lingering residuals
of today's tears
and I wonder why
its all got to be so hard
©LadyRaine
