It's hard to think of me
As an optimistic guy
When I'm always worrying
About everything's that's bad
The truth is I'm not positive
It's just not how I think
It's easier to focus
On all that I fear
I jump from worry to worry
From sadness to nightmares
And let's not forget
Problems that aren't there
Yes, I'm not an optimist
And I never will be
...
But I'm a dreamer
And I always will be
While I fear a lot of things
I've learned to be brave
I'm always fighting
So my dreams I can save
Every other day I'll fall
Into sadness and strife
But hope is inside me
And it brings me to life
I get up every time
Again and again
Through countless battles
Success I will gain
So to you I say
Make your dreams catch aflame
Even if they turn to embers
With a little hope
They can burn all the same
Feb 4, 2019
Feb 4, 2019 at 10:47 AM UTC
It's hard to think of me
As an optimistic guy
When I'm always worrying
About everything's that's bad
The truth is I'm not positive
It's just not how I think
It's easier to focus
On all that I fear
I jump from worry to worry
From sadness to nightmares
And let's not forget
Problems that aren't there
Yes, I'm not an optimist
And I never will be
...
But I'm a dreamer
And I always will be
While I fear a lot of things
I've learned to be brave
I'm always fighting
So my dreams I can save
Every other day I'll fall
Into sadness and strife
But hope is inside me
And it brings me to life
I get up every time
Again and again
Through countless battles
Success I will gain
So to you I say
Make your dreams catch aflame
Even if they turn to embers
With a little hope
They can burn all the same
I struggle a lot when it comes to being happy. I'm most definitely not an optimist, I always think about the bad things first and the good things often get drowned out by the darker thoughts. I worry constantly, about things like my friends or betrayal or the future. It's easy to get lost in all of that, but as cheesy as it sounds, it's true that light shines brightest when it's dark. One thing I'm absolutely proud of myself for is always holding on to my hopes and dreams, and even when I lose hope I find it again just as fast.
I like to think of it as a bonfire or something like that, where the flames may die down and then roar back up, but they never get put out.
I hope and dream, that every single one of us finds something to keep their bonfires lit.