this is how I live my life

I start each day by taking pills

for the voices in my head

for heart and blood and so much more

the fact that I'm not dead

the emotions in my tattered brain

pain cuts like a knife

I take my medicine everyday

this is how I live my life

I put off my doing chores

I read the internet

I make mistakes and never learn

I happen to forget

I try to do the best I can

and somehow I survive

and yet I still hold out for good

this is how I live my life

          maybe, if I do, I'll take a shower

          wash my hands and legs and feet

          I know when it comes my final hour

          I will know that everything's complete

every night I say my daily prayers

for peace to come my way

but sometimes I stop to listen

but I can't hear what my heart will say

I focus on the good things

and try to ignore the strife

pack my stuff and move on to tomorrow

this is how I live my life