What if the world was upside down ?
Putin would give away Russia
Trump will remove the tariffs from every little country
There'd be no more frowns

What if the world was upside down ?
We would walk on air
Every little sister would beat up their older brothers
China will be called a town

What if the world was upside down ?
I would be the prettiest girl ever
My country would have good leaders
I'd be a princess with a crown

To think the rain hides all the pain inside
The sun burns us till we're almost black
The stars are scattered so they won't guide
The thunder puts us under attack

Everything has its downside

I'm trying to hold on
The road is slippery
Trying to play safe
Safe's over now
I lose all hope
When the troubles grip me
Killing myself slowly
Yet I'm alive somehow

Your words don't hurt me
I'm already tearing me apart
Don't try to **** me
I was dead from the start
Letting go is all they tell me
So that this version of me can grow
I guess it all goes down to my wish
For my own tomorrow

“Are you okay?”

Sweetheart, I write poetry
And some kindhearted people said I write it well
…
That can only mean one thing
My mind is an unescapable hell

“Yeah, just tired”

Walking down the hallway
Passed a couple of couples
They looked so happy
Like they had no trouble
Another set were holding hands
Why I honestly don't understand
Maybe they guessed that I'm alone
And wanted me to get my own
All I want is none of this oppression
If I wanted, I'd get one

Don't aim to be a star
They spend life wading aimlessly
Giving out their light slowly
But all they get is the reality that
They will burn out and die
As if they never even existed

Forever might not be such a far fetched concept after all
It's just day after day,
Week after week
Month after month
Year after year
Of hanging in there.
Because in life, you are all you've got.