Staying Down

I guess this is what I deserve

To have everything fall apart at once

Just curl up in a ball

And let the world have its way

I’ve fought so long for what I wanted

That I was starting to think I might get it

Silly me

I can’t stay optimistic for long

Without some backlash

I’m done, okay?

I’ll just go through the motions

Live the sad, depressing life

This world has given me

There’s just no self-improvement

No way to get ahead

Just stumbling blocks and crushing weights

There to keep me knocked down

It’s not enough for me

To make my own mistakes

Lord knows those are plenty

But no, I might be able to overcome those

So let’s make sure there are roadbkicks

Around every corner

So that I may just keep tripping

And falling

And eventually just give up and stay down

Well, rest assured I’m staying down now.