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Window Shopper

Life is sometimes really unfair Showing us things that really aren’t there It’s like reading a cover of a book Sometimes all we can do is look We never know what it’s like inside And it’s not up to us to decide Fate has already made up its mind That life is going to be unkind It always shows us what we can’t possess How we get around it is anyone’s guess We see people living extravagant lives And we can only envy as they thrive Like a child wanting an expensive toy But it’s another unattainable joy We see love and envy romance In our hearts we would kill for a chance But sometimes it’s just not meant to be Or at least we feel like we may never see That fairy tale ending we want real bad And we live on, still alone and sad It’s all so close and yet so far We feel it’s part of who we are Like you’re that character in the story Who tries so hard but finds no glory Like a window shopper in the rain all wet Wanting something, we can never

Rage

There’s so much you hold inside So much that you don’t confide Outward smiles and inward screams Reflecting on your broken dreams When it’s all pent up, it takes a toll And you feel the fire within your soul Your blood starts to boil deep within But you can’t let out what you’re holding in It may be your family, even your friends And it feels like it will never end People love to tell you to how to deal And how you’re supposed to feel They tell you that you must stay strong Because reacting is apparently wrong Nothing good can come from violence So just absorb and deal in silence Keep throwing punches in your mind And destroy the ones being so unkind Let your mind take pleasure in the pain Of all the fiends driving you insane Just hold back with all your might Drive out your demons and continue to fight Just take a breath and control your rage And don’t let the monster out of its cage