Nightmare in Reality

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50401
United States
43° 10' 5.9736" N, 93° 13' 5.3328" W

I lie awake in my bed
All the while the world is sleeping instead
They chose sleep, they chose rest
I chose tired sad loneliness
But the choice was not really mine,
It was more like fate I was handed in time
All I want is to rest
I try, I beg and pray for the best
Sleep doesn't come easy to me
because my thoughts won't let me be.
I lie awake with wishes so easy to grant
Guilty. Others wishes are far more important
Others wish for loved ones to come home from war
They wish that all the starving children not go hungry any more
They wish that all would have a home
and not be on the streets all alone
Suddenly I realize what some would give
to be all curled up safe and warm, and in a house to live.
I feel guilt, I feel selfish for all of my thoughts
My life is easy, I’m not alone, out there on the blocks
Without resources I can't change the sadness of this song
but oh my friends, this is where I am so very wrong.
Speak the truth and share the word to everyone you know
and maybe someday I'll live to see this problem go go go.

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