ABANDONED HOUSES

ABANDONED HOUSES

Some people are like
Abandoned houses,
Houses with no more life.
The world is full of
Abandoned houses,
People walking to and fro,
Dreaming of success,
Aiming for success,
Working for success
Which is well and good,
But what route do they take
To get to the success
They so desperately strive for.
They work and pinch pennies.
They hold on to every cent,
Waiting for a rainy day,
Waiting for every cent to accumulate
So they may live in the lap of luxury.
They study hard to be successful,
Devoting every waking moment
And burning the midnight oil
To prove themselves worthy of success
Which is good. Success is a good thing.
But where is happiness? Where is life?
In the process of aiming for success
They forget how to live,
Watching time slip away
As the happiness they wanted
Goes unrealized and slips away
Like sand through their fingers.
They walk around like abandoned houses,
A world full of abandoned houses
Void of life and happiness
Which is the true success.