Future In Distant Past
By: Cory Clark
They wondered why I always worked
Even during playful days
I remained inside to further my distant future
They wondered why I was such a killjoy
Why fun was forbidden in my eyes
The end to all joy
They wouldn't understand
The pain past put me through
And All thanks to them
The harbingers of my fate
You brought this to me, why take it back now?
My future was decided
The day I was declared "outcast"
By the ones I thought to be friend
My future was decided
When I remained alone
To rot in what you left me in
You shunned me
Were you afraid?
Of the different, of the oddball?
You left me all alone back then
Why should I just let you take it all back?
Nobody was there
To hold my hand through the pain
Through the fear and despair
Nobody was there
To call my own
To call my friend
I sat in the dark, cold and alone
And began my future
As the better man in this unfortunate past
I dwelled on this negativity so long
That I just let go and forgot about them
I worked day and night
To make myself
Who I've always wanted to be
I worked day and night
To show them all their error
To prove my worth as the warrior
Study and work
Patience and time
But all alone still, in my darkened home
I ordered my family to stay out
This was my fight, and my victory
In the end
Now I'm the one looking down on them
On the pedastal of the future I made
In the end
You all beg for help, for my friendship
Too late for that
Endless facade of the warped world
Wanting what you've already thrown away
Now who's fault is that?
You weren't there to share my past
Why the hell would I give you my future?
Call me cold, call me cruel
I'm the steel soldier in this mess
Exactly as you all made me
And now in these fruitful days
I grow stronger and better
With no ties to my broken past
To hold me back from this future
I am a master of my future
My mind is my ultimate weapon
I see things your still blind to
And now I succeed
Where you all failed
Tell me now
Do you regret leaving me alone?
Tell me now
Do you regret your past sins of hate?
You try and try to pull me from my world
Bring me back to your hateful land
Have fun in the dark, barbarians
I'll just stay here in the light that you gave me
In the bright future I made
When I didn't have to listen to your worthless words
Somewhere in the mess though
There was one light that shined
In the jet-black dark
Somewhere in my studies
I made the discovery I never regret
The inspiration, the reason for life
In the chaos of study and progression
I came across something unbelievable
The one thing I didn't think existed
One person I could call friend
A light telling me to move on
I listened
To this single hope
Studies put aside for his sake
I listened
Enjoyed this discovery
Reaped it's benefits
I think that it was worth diverging
From the endless work
To better see this friend
The only light by my side
And the only thing keeping me going
Today
I still keep my friend
And hope to make more
Today
I leave my past behind
For a brighter future
My future's set and so is his
Paths intertwine one day
To succeed together soon
Life moves on at steady pace
Leading me to a better place
My studies can wait
It's time to enjoy the childhood
I never had
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