Life's Sharpie

Life's Sharpie
By Tim Burton



You spoke it out, thinking you were taking a careful step
But what you really done was spoke piercing words of death
And now people are playing them over and being fataly mislead
It can't be undone, the damage stays, despite what you said

You try to open the book of your life
And erase the parts you didn't mean to write

This is forever your life

But you forgot that you used a permanent marker
And the words won't come off even if you try harder

It is here to always stay

You keep trying to erase, leaving scratches and scars
But the words, events and mistakes shine brighter than stars

Can't gouge it out with a knife

The more you try to make it all better, it becomes a worse story
You still fail to realise that you can make it all better and not worry

No matter what you may say

You can't erase the past
These are impressions to last

You forget that you write your story
And you hold the writing tool
Not him, her, she or he
Take hold and don't be a fool

Don't dwell in the old chapters of your book
Not the mistakes or good chances you took

You are yet to fill the blank pages
Whether it be great things or lost wages

We all have regrets we are sending
But you alone can write a happy ending



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