I wasn't meant to be like this.
I wasn't born this way.
I started out an optimist,
Not one draped in shades of grey.
But Cynicism settled in
as I reached middle age.
My youthful enthusiasms dimmed
And I sadly turned the page.
I became the man Wilde once described
In "Lady Windermere's fan"
I didn't want to be like this,
I trust you understand.
I lost the simple joy of youth;
The innocence and longing.
I know the price of everything
But of their Value, nothing
Straight from the heart. A life of struggles and pains. Very well written. Thanks for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
John, very nice. I have added it to My Poem List and rate a 10. Yes, in life, things are never black and white, soooo much gray.