Real Life Carnival Dream

Your life is like a carousel,
Ever turning slow.
Where the ride ends,
No one really knows.

Holding on so tight,
Forcing your tears out.
Thinking you’re having fun,
Unable to hear your shouts.

Wishing to stop it now,
Give up and move on.
Every day is a turn,
Happiness is gone.

The will to pull through,
Has slowly torn you down.
With guardian angels on vacation,
Your smile formed a frown.

Deciding to leave you,
You are all alone.
Never to come back,
You are on your own.

Finally it stops,
You are so confused.
Wandering in sorrow,
Unsure of what to do.

Spotting a shard of glass,
You hug it close to you.
It’s your only friend,
Lost to help you through.

You see a perfect stack of teddy bears,
Seeming to stare at you.
You must be going crazy,
Whispering at the things you choose to do.

Going over to a claw machine,
Breaking through the glass like a dart.
Your only hope of survival,
Is tearing out your heart.

You enter through a tent,
Wanting your fortune told.
Only bad with come to you,
Try and be bold.

You wake up to the screaming,
It happens every night.
Clinging to your pillow,
You remember to be bold and fight.

The beat of your heart,
Demands you to let go or stay.
Soon you will sleep forever,
Overcoming that carnival day.

So I say to you,
My confused inner me.
Never stop trying,
As much as the adrenalin may be.

Megan 2004