April Fools (Part 1)

silently look out the window

stare off into space

thoughts racing through my mind

how will I start this conversation?



do I tell you the truth,

that I am quite upset with you...

or do I pretend that everything is ok

and still look forward to another day



April 1st, I am off to bed

trickery has all but gone from my head

do I ignore everything today?

or pretend that it is all ok

that would be the greatest trick of all

now watch me as I fall



turn on the lights

it is time to run away

send out the search party

know that death is on the way

hold this gun and pull the trigger

make this another lesson for your life

not to worry, I felt no pain

severed nerves with a knife



this is a mystery

about how to play the game

play it smart or play it agressive

we end up all the same

death, cold, stiff and crying

teardrops run through my veins

knowing the tragic ending to this story

that we all end up just the same



there really is no use to try and make it work

there really is no other choice,

but to light the match and let it burn

burn the memories, I want to start again



a new setting, a new time and a different world

life at a college with smart girls

those who have learned not to make mistakes

not to take for granted what they have

they all know the failures in life

but yet they know how to overcome this strife

Author's Notes/Comments: 

just thoughts about what i could do and the different life i could lead...the poem is about starting a new as i move on in my life

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