WELL, GUESS WHAT

This is no fault of yours
You simply lived your life
It is just too bad
Our lives didn't jell
To make a family unit
Ah, well
Between that
And those who were adults
To me
It left me with a lot of pain
It left me with a huge hole
Deep in my heart
Over what might have been
Perhaps jealous too
For those who made it work
But nevermind
For the duration
Youth has fled
It is me, not you, not them
I will live for me
Yesterday is just that
Lost in a land of dreams
[or nightmares]
Here's the door
Sorry it slammed
Didn't want you to get out
I've had enough
Today and tomorrow
They belong to me.

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SO YOU THINK IT WAS FUN, DO YOU


Well, it was
If you discount all the trials and tribulations
Of being a parent
Discount a youth caring or trying
To care for you
Meet the everyday stresses
And stressors
All the worry
Each and every single headache
A life spent
Trying to be what he never had
A home
Where one shared a bit of heart
A bit of tear
But always
Someone to be there with you
Wanting to do it right
Trying
Not always succeeding
Well, if you still have that idea
Hold onto it
You may need it
It's your turn now.