Life

I am running from so many things I'm like a madman roaming the streets Looking for change but none comes my way I banked all my dreams on a sunny day Maybe it was you Maybe I should have stayed Why does happiness taste so plain And what about you Did you get away There's some feelings I Can't escape Life was something I couldn't achieve I used to sit in my bedroom for hours and read While those around me played outside I sank to the floor and slowly died Then I met you You made me alive Till it started raining and there was nowhere to hide Through your tears You begged me to confide All the secrets eating me alive I don't see A way out The walls surround me I'm small as a mouse Then I see you at my door Your arms around me Your lips so warm And everything fades away I realise that I can change --- Life - Ernest Devlin