Wondering Why

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Life is for the young at heart,
For the old have lived their dreams,
And found out for themselves,
Life was not all that it seemed...
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At birth only one promise given,
That we are only born to die,
As everything between,
Leaves us asking why...
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Why did this have to happen,
Why were they taken now,
Why didn't someone stop this,
Why and when and how...
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Although some find their fortune,
There is something you should know,
It is usually at a cost,
Of stepping on others toes...
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Take a look through history,
Of all who died in vain,
It is then you begin to see,
That life is not a game....
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We are pawns in a tragic world you see,
Where there is no reason why,
That some are chosen only,
To become the next to die...
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While bullets fly through school yards,
And Police are killed at a lunchtime meal,
And planes that fall from skies,
It all seems so unreal...
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Living for tomorrow,
In the midst of fright and fears,
Knowing all along,
That tomorrow will bring more tears...
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No one has the answer,
Every day it just gets worse,
There is only one way out,
And all of us are cursed...
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We wonder where life will take us,
I'm glad that we were friends,
But like the beginning promise,
Its death where life will end...
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