It’s all coming back to me now
Every broken moment
All the times I tried and failed
Couldn’t be what I was meant to
Never rose to the occasion
But I always did my best
And that’s what’s supposed to matter
So why am I left standing here
Heart-broken and empty-handed
Reaching for what was always
Supposed to be fotever
But ended up as mothing
Just like all the times before
Don’t look back
Behind is only sadness
That abject stench of failure
And what you’ve left behind
Brace yourself for impact
When your turn comes
And you take that next shot
Swing and miss and fall back down
Add another to the list
Of things to haunt you
Reminders of what you fought for
And lost anyway