Who Knew?

If I say that I knew my life would be grand,
What a lie that would be!
Some romantically wonderful grand plan;
Just take me out and shoot me!

Okay, so I thought life was just to be...lived!
Who said there would be rules?
I thought we could take without having to give!
Who knew it was all April Fools?

My short attention span must figure in this,
However, it’s no good excuse.
I should have had goals or dreams of bliss,
But I never outgrew Mother Goose!

My life is now winding down that old back road,
The one that’s bumpy and dark.
But instead of paying back all that is still owed,
My life is one big question mark!

If there’s hope out there, I wish it would hit me,
Granting wisdom with one big clunk!
I could wake up with the most certain guarantee,
That life was mine to slam dunk!

To say I’ve been aimless, shallow, and a fool,
Would be kindness at its best.
I feel like I’m drowning in a bottomless pool,
Someone please throw me a life vest!

Lora Frikken ~ 6-2-03