if you dont understand..you are not supposed to

you try
you sacrifice
you suffer
you put up
you tolerate
you keep shut
you keep a brave face
you bend
you reason
you still continue when reason says otherwise
you become furniture
worse than an animal
you give up your joys, your freedom
you give up your friends, your priorities
you give in your self respect
you reason
you compromise
you think
for what
for whom
are you really getting anywhere after all this
you try again
one last time
then another
you fail
then one day you realize that you owe someone something
its you
you owe yourself dignity
you owe yourself respect
you owe yourself a life
you owe yourself some pride
and you owe one very special person some peace (she sees you)
you shrug
you throw your sail in the wind
its your master
maybe you'll find happiness...you keep faith
maybe you'll be unhappy...but you were anyways
nothing to win and nothing left to lose
this is good life
a good point to start
optimism at its best? maybe