BITTERSWEET

Your world fell apart.
You have been burned down,
beaten up, and  
stripped naked of your defenses.

You stand up, wake up,
stars in your eyes,
not twinkling but blurry ones.

Eyes swell of tears, nose bleed,
ears tired of trash talk,
and unfulfilled promises.

You manage yesterday
but today you did not.
You were able today
but tomorrow you may not.

Defenses were down,
you took the risk,
because life is boring if you had not.
You were brave enough,
but still you failed.

Healing is nowhere near,
people will disgrace you,
and spit on you,
because you were stupid enough
to let them break you down.

You call on to a higher power,
it takes time to get an answer,
but you will get it for sure.

But what if it’s too late?
You were dead, you were killed,
because you risked it all.

Life is bitter and sweet,
would you care for a bite?
or you’ll just swallow the sweet
and spit out the bitter ones?