Gamble of Life

Playing the game of life,

What hurts you the most?

Choosing to give up or to hold close?

Chasing dreams or the sting of defeat?

Hard work or Sacrifice, Which is heavier?

The silence, where loneliness resides,

Or in angry yells, Will bonds destroy?

If home is a battlefield, Are the streets a better scene?

To love or be loved, Which is divine?

Where family kills you, Are strangers kind?

If living exhausts you, Is dying the only sign?

A world where pain is the disease,

Empathy is the remedy.

By suffering, we belong.

Everything in place,

But nothing feels right.