Day by Day

I live my life day by day

Sometimes in joy, sometimes in pain

I work so I can have a good future

But often I wonder what is it I have to gain?

I live my life day by day

Sometimes I wish for things unsaid

Like a healthy life with the man I love

Instead of the pain and all the things I dread.

I live my life day by day

To escape the pain I'll write poems or paint

I'm not a grand beauty or someone special at all

And Lord knows I'm no kind of Saint!

I live my life day by day

The mistakes I make are mine to keep

So I can learn from them and hopefully change

And to smile more instead of these tears I weep.