On A Day Like This

Sacrifices are vain
Joys refrain
And strong is the pain
On a day like this...

The smiles seem fake
The odds are at stake
The promises a-break
On a day like this...

Friends seem afar
Remembrances marred
And dark is the hour
On a day like this...

Morality seems tainted
The faces seem painted
And all hope just fainted
On a day like this...

(May 12, 2009)