World Of Lies! ! Poem by Johancy Phillips

Lonely, Slow, And Cruel. Those Three Words Can Define My Life Perfectly. Lonely Because I Have No One On My Side.

No One There To Help Me Up When I Have Fallen To My Knees. No One To Provide Me With Care And Stand Up For Me. No One To Call Me Own. Slow Because The World Moves That Way. Cruel Because Of The Harsh Things People Speak Of Me.

My Life Is Filled With Pain, Betrayal And Regret. I've Been Caused So Much Pain By The Ones I Love The Most. I've Been Betrayed By The Ones I Care For The Most. I Regret Sharing Secrets With The Ones I Trusted. My Kindness Is Taken For Weakness. I Have Let Many Walk Over Me And Try To Bring Me Down. My Heart Has Been Burned.

My Spirit Is Broken. I Have No More Faith. The Joy That I Once Knew Is Gone. My Soul Is Torched. Everything Around Me Is Falling Apart. Crumbling Into Little Tiny Pieces That Can't Be Fixed Or Put Back Together. My Life Is So Confusing.

I Don't Have No Where To Go. I'm Surrounded By Darkness But Refused To Be Swallowed By It. I Choose To Be My Own Light And Light My Way Out Of This World. But The Light Burns Out. It Dies. Now What Do I Do? Runaway? But Run Where? I Have No Where To Go.

No One To Be With. I Guess Since I Was Born Alone, Imma Have To Die Alone. But I Don't Wanna. I Wasn't Raised In The Ghetto, But I Was Damn Well Near It. And What I've Learned Is That Life Isn't Just Handed To You. That You Gotta Work For What You've Got And Work To Keep It.

The Ones Who Pat You On The Back, Are The Ones Who Are Looking For The Perfect Place To Stab You. I'd Rather Have An Enemy Who Admits They Hate Me, Rather Than A Friend Who Secretly Puts Me Down. Because Its Better To Be Hated For What You Are, Than To Be Loved For What You Are Not.

I'm Strong Because I Know What Its Like To Be Weak. I Keep Guard Because I Know What Its Like To Cry Myself To Sleep. I May Not Have Gone Where I Intended To Go, But I Think I Have Ended Up Where I Wanted To Be. After All, I'm The One Who's Gotta Die When Its My Time For Me To Die, So Let Me Live My Life The Way I Want To. They Say You Only Live Once, But If You Do It Right, Once Is Enough.