I Hate My Life

A Psalm of Life

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream! —
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!

Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, — act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;

Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

i kno u said not to feel sorry for u but i still do. its just bs. everyone should get the opportunity to start out on equal footing. its just bs, it makes me so mad. when pple say lifes not fair i just get pissed cause thats just ridiculous. why exist in a world that destroys pple before they can even speak a word? why not start off equal and let your decisions take you up or down. im christian but if theres a god i would love to know whats going through his damn head that makes him think this is best. its nonsense and it makes me wonder why even bother with religion. if i had the resources to help u i would but life hates me so all i can offer is my advice and sympathy. Good luck you need it way more then other pple i kno that complain they dont have any luck.