Still Dreaming

My heart is so heavy,
Do not know how to bare,
So many do not care, and
Even throw dares,
How is one to cope,
When dreams go up in smoke

How can one be cheerful,
When life is not so blissful?

All I want is to be accepted
But so much of me is expected
That I cannot do

Tho I try so hard, but
Some gaze at me like I’m a retard

What happened to kindness?
What happened to compassion?
What happened to mercy?

All I can be is ME
Accept me for what I am,
For what I have been and
For what and who I am TODAY.

Knightgale 2000