Life is bitter

Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)



life is bitter
very very bitter
it waves are stronger
turning my life upside down
now I can't carry my crown
I can't smile than frown
I can't go high
nor touch the sky
for I can't fly
my glory taken from me
like the fish taken from the sea
sadness becomes my recipe
if a flower dries
it looses it beauty
I am still locked up
and cannot find the key
my heart is broken
and I need to make it whole
so I said to my soul
if I had the wings of a dove
then I will fly away
till there is a better day

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Written on May 09, 2012

Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022

Modified by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on July 04, 2022

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Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 22

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