THE ROUGH RIDE HOME
We ebb forwards
We ebb back
Finding it hard
To stay afloat
In a world that judges
By likes and reactions
How can a gentle heart
Get any traction
When all you want
Is love and kindness
And all you see
Is hate and blindness
Too hard to watch
Yet you can’t turn away
Instead you come back
Every single day
Hoping for a different result
Yet the players are the same
Sometimes this life
Really is a foolish game
You’ve warned them all
About the drugs and lies
Yet it’s your own body failing
Along with your mind
Peace is all I want
Outside and in
Yet it’s drifting away
And I can barely swim
But I am trying
To correct the ship
The storm will not
Ever sink it
But just for now
If I seem down
It’s because I’m fighting like hell
Not to drown
So if you feel the same
Kick and flail a little less
Just keep moving forwards
And do your very best
Love will win
I have no doubt
So hold on for the ride
And see it out
I’ll see you at the shore
When it all ends
I love you all
My life long friends
