Drowning in Thought

I always thought I had it rough, that good times were just a bluff
Never quite filled with happiness, who knew life would be so tough
Enough! Story of my life is missing pages, sometimes I just don’t make it
Invisible cages, and violent rages, summed up my life in stages
Different phases, but I’m lucky when you look at the big picture
People dying around the world, while I’m writing in Sacred Scriptures
Opinions differ, I should be grateful for our troops fighting overseas
Military personnel, achieving victories ensuring freedom for centuries
Even smaller things in life, that mostly tend to pass unnoticed
The helpless and the homeless, cause me to lose my focus
People living on the street, begging for bread, using benches for beds
When I’m close-minded wishing I was dead, but I got a roof over my head
My dreaded altercations, usually amount to nothing in the long run
Imbedded complications refuse to be seen coming without welcome
But eventually they evaporate, incinerate as time ticks on and on
Negotiate with right and wrong, I drop verses terrorists drop bombs
Now I can’t help but to ponder, the world’s undeniable struggles
Left with the rash realization, about the serious problems of others
My head is racing with ideas, thinking of how can I compare
All of my simplistic shit, with the devastating troubles of theirs
Wars, poverty, loss of lives, corrupt governments and their lies
I try to fathom being their shoes, I probably wouldn’t survive
So many negative thoughts in my mind, yet I feel so alone
Overwhelming, someone help me, depressed from issues I can’t control
I feel so much sympathy for those, who have it so much worse than me
Puts everything in perspective, helped me find me true identity
Rivers on my cheeks, waterfalls off my chin, I thank God I’m me
Even my thoughts are crying steadily, Drowning me in harsh reality