Life Is Tough For sure and certain
Life is tough
I never knew until now
I never believed until this moment
I never would have count it fair
If I was to be so blamed
For allowing myself to be so deceived
With such a thought so senseless
But no, I deserved no blame
For then I was still a child
With no thought about my thought
With no head to think twice
With no experience to learn from
For I was but under my mother's arm
Like a bird in a cold weather
Being served with my childlike desires
Being unaware of the things ahead
Being blinded to the realities of existence
All those years had gone
Gradually vanishing like smoke
Nothing but memories of childhood
Now that I am a man
Now that I am independent
Now that meal comes after work
I can truly define life
For none understands the language of famine
Than he who cracked palm kernel in the morning
Even as my hand moved upon this sheet
I am clearly perceiving life
Perceiving it to be more deeper
Than the very air I breath
I call life a room
Sometimes cold
Sometimes hot
Sometimes both
Yet hundreds are coping
Yet thousands are surviving
Yet millions are living
The rich and the poor
None wished to die
No wonder father hasn't succumbed
No wonder mother hasn't succumbed
No wonder I refuse to succumb
Yes, I must face it
I must face life
For this life is a race
Everybody has their track to focus
No matter how crooked mine is
I must face it
I must face life
I must live it
Until when I shall cross the mark
Then shall I kiss the dusty earth
And wave goodbye
But until then
I will run with the mentality, that
Life is tough
For sure and certain. |
