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Quicksand

I once knew how to smile, before the world closed in

Crushing my childhood dreams, before they could really begin

Now there is nothing to smile about, reality is so grim

I have joined the game of life, the game that none may win

Life is like quicksand

It drags you down and kills you slow

It quietly drains you of your soul

Until you lie six feet below

I once knew how to laugh, but I can't remember anymore

The years have brought forgetfulness, why did I laugh before?

Now there is nothing to laugh about, nothing is funny anymore

Sadness and pain are all I can see, weren't things different before?

Between birth and death, nothing makes sense

The laughter and smiles, where do they go?

Do they disappear along with our innocence?

Getting trapped in the quicksand, so far below?

I once knew how to live and love, but where is that life now?

Has it died from lack of use, is solitude all I'm allowed?

The quicksand is the barrier, blocking me from my goal

Surrounded by mists of hopelessness, it continues to drain my soul

I once knew it all, but it all faded away

Now I've decided to chase it, and somehow make it stay

So I ran towards the quicksand, and without a thought dove in

As I sank below, I raised my hand, then I laughed and smiled once again


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