Run thru the Jungle

I run thru the jungle of my discontent

The way is lost and the energy all spent

I step on the snake of Eden as I stumble and fall

He blends in so well that I don’t see him at all

The monkeys of shame are climbing my back

The voice of the reaper keeps calling me back

One…Two…Three…Four

I can’t shut that painful door

The wildcats of confusion are waiting to spring

Of the tragic ones I will soon be the king

I now live a nightmare that once was my dream

So I try to run faster and faster it seems

Radios, books, music, TV

I try to run with others I see

The tighter I grip the mores stars that I lose

Is it predestined for I have no strength to choose?

Are the wounds on my back self inflicted or not?

They have been there so long, the flesh starts to rot

What is today because they all are the same?

My once deranged mind is now more insane

The vines of this jungle entangle my feet

They choke out more life in this sweltering heat

So I jump in the river for it must be a way out

But it is not one of life but one of more doubt

Manipulation, lies, deceit

The way of life, I just want to cheat

Slides, swings, jump ropes

Such fading hopes

I climb out of the river and stumble ahead

There is a cliff but I shun it in dread

This cliff represents my single greatest fear

But something inside keeps drawing me near

Over the edge is hope, love, and peace

But it contradicts all that my eyes can see

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

The debate rages in my mind and soul

A leap of faith must be taken over the side

I debate it for days and finally decide

I get a running start to take the plunge ahead

But I waited too long and a rhino tramples me dead.