Stuck in the middle of optimistic and depressed

I wonder if life is just one big test

But what’s in between the good and the bad?

I wonder if it’s the things I could have

 

“What does she mean by that?” you might think

It’s not that confusing so don’t overthink

It’s that the possibilities in life are all in the middle

And what you can or can’t do is like a really good riddle

 

You choose your actions but you don’t choose fate

You can somewhat choose your path in life and what’s on your plate

But what about the people who don’t have a way

To do what they want and they don’t have a say

 

We grow up in another persons eyes

How they want you to live and how they want you to die

When is society ever going to care

That the system we live in is never going to be fair

 

They say “we all have the same chances of making it”, sure…

But that child in a home with drugs and abuse is not too sure

Born into poverty, we were born to be strong

And the kids who were set up with no worries get to just move along

 

But how come some of us from the “hood” make something of ourselves

And some of us end up 8 ft under or ashes sitting on a shelf

It’s hard to determine why this happens or how

But the 10 year olds who have no hope, need to know now

 

It’s what’s in the middle, like I said before

Not what’s in our past, but what lies in store

That middle is where we’ll find our passion

Whether is becoming a mechanic, teacher, store owner or even designing some fashion

 

And yes for some of us it is definitely harder

But that just shows the world that we are definitely smarter

And we have been through lots of trauma and pain

So it’s not what we’ve been through, it’s what we will gain

 

That hurt in our hearts will make us better, they’ll see

We’ll be the mothers and fathers that we needed our parents to be

And I’ve known these ideas for a while

A year ago when I first seen my daughter smile

 

You can choose to make this life not as tough

By noticing faith, love, and all the little stuff

So, again, what’s in the middle of all this insanity?

It’s Hope, and it’s what lets us realize the humanity