The Way Life Is

We wanted to share some of the amazing verses from our poetry evening earlier this month. Here's the first, look out for more coming up:

The Way Life Is
by Shahyan Nawaz Syed

Quote: "Sometimes we have to accept the way life is, some things we cannot control, it's the way life is."

I do say my prayers, so why am I still stuck in this deep dark lair, life is never straightforward or fair.
One time I was so unwell my story I could never tell
It's full of craze I am stuck in this maze with no door, where is the floor have I found my feet, why am I still a loner in the street?
My mind takes me to another place, some look at me in disgrace
Every time I cried, no one would reply, on who could I rely
From this dream I cannot wake, I feel like a vampire that has been staked
Some memories slowly fade, whilst some debts have to be paid, sometimes friends can never be made
People used to always joke when I had no money and I was broke
Hard situations are hidden and never can it be ridden, brushed under the carpet and buried, it resurfaces when we are not ready
We try to confront our demons, but only for the sake of evens
Some people live in glitter whilst some people pick and eat food from the litter
Some fears cannot be overcome and are always accompanied by tears
Innocent people that did not do the crime are locked away doing time
Love always came late, I get pulled down by the problems people create
Some don't say hello at all, whilst some warriors rise and fall, no one gets treated fairly after all, and in our life evil tries to crawl wanting us to always fall
Bad things come up from my past, I can't keep up the world is moving way too fast
I saw a beautiful, white, unicorn horse drinking by the lake, when I went over everything was fake
Given a rose I got stung by the thorn my heart was very badly torn, when loved ones die we cry on and mourn
Some people always lust, so who in this world can you trust
I woke up in the middle of the night when I had a dream of a very bad fight
Some people live in fear and their story is always told in tears
I heard crying of the crows, some emotions really do show, broken hearts heal very slow sometimes we want to grow but progress in life is very slow, I am used to this hurt I do not want to go
Some problems are so deep, you can hear them in your sleep, in life it makes us wander and weep
I helped a man who was weak and thin, I helped him when the world turned their backs on him
Sometimes I used to dress in rags, there's people who have supplies of clothes still with the tags
If I lose my health does it mean that I will lose my wealth?
No matter what colour or creed, we all get inside hurt and bleed
Some people make you cry, some die without saying goodbye
Some things get suppressed which make us very depressed
Some say stick to your own culture, if you step out you will get eaten by the vultures
Some things in my life are blank, for this I do not know who to thank, I have seen a lot at this age, and I cannot control my rage.
Some people forget the way they used to live and now they are rich they never hand out and give, I'm watching my life pass through my hands like sand in a sieve.
Some people are spoilt in fashion whilst some people are fighting for rations
Nothing in my life gets better, my old dearest friend did not reply to my letter
I helped a man who was blind, true love I can never find, the uneducated are made to work to the grind, you will find that some people are never kind
Situations affray letting some go astray, from good things we are turned away, all i do is pray hoping for a better day, some run away from home and go away
People get away with crimes, ahead of us are very hard times.
Death is not always accompanied by the colour red we all wish for a peaceful death inside our beds
Sorry to say this is what I have seen, no one wants to go to the places I've been, in this world I am looking for peace and light, but sometimes people don't understand and fight
My heart gets filled with anger and rage, no I am not ready to move on to the next stage.
Those people who fought and served, do not get the respect they deserve
There is a lot of hurtful things that I have seen and the only way I can escape is when I am in my dreams
In life I try to follow my own path but I always get overtaken by my very own wrath, if I want changes there'll be a great big clash
How long will it take, life is slow I really want to move on and go
I am getting old, I hope this poem has explained the story that I have told

It's the way life is,
We all have to accept the way life is,
It's the way life is