I Know



I know what it is like

to wake up in my bed.

to wonder what new horrors

I will face in the day ahead



to see a world against me

as I struggle to be free

to have no chance of happiness

that people have a right to be



I know what it is like

to hope for something more

to wake up with a smile

in a world that I'm not sore



to be with those I love

people near and people far

to enjoy the sky above

and wipe away the scars



I know what it is like

to see opportunity slip on by

to grasp for what I want

for my dreams to be only nigh



to see my hopes and fears

laid bare before my eyes

shattered by those I hold dear

through treachery and lies



I know what it is like

to finally have my dream

my hopes of loving family

so much dear than it would seem



to have as my reality

to have loved ones next to me

to have a loyal family

and to know that I am free