Never had nothing; all he had was dreams <br />Of Ferraris’ wheels screeching and diamonds’ gleams <br />He’ll covet, abet, be an accessory <br />Achieve his dream by all means necessary <br />The lies, the threats, the thefts, the kill <br />Just part of the grime he had to scratch to reveal – <br /> <br />The cars, the houses, the yachts, the pearls; <br />The money, the power, the glamour, the girls – <br />Bullet-proof vest; can’t go out at night <br />Prosecutors with subpoenas and orders to indict <br />Yeah, he lives one hell of a life… <br /> <br />She had the voice people said would take her far <br />She made the choice to become a superstar <br />Producers saying no but she wouldn’t stand defeat <br />Camped outside their office or in between their sheets <br />Her heart, her spirit, her dignity at stake; <br />All shattered; but she got her big break – <br /> <br />An entourage of twenty in her Benz <br />Stylists and managers and not one friend <br />The drugs, the pills, performing live <br />You do what you must do to survive <br />Yeah, she chose one hell of a life… <br /> <br />As we stare into the looking-glass <br />At the ghost of a lifetime past <br />Have rivers of tears made their bed in the foundation <br />Of the make-up of your life as down they go? <br />Is your heart within you heavy as lead <br />Are the eyes, once full of fire, now sparkless and dead? <br /> <br />The seconds, the minutes, the hours, the years… <br />Betrayals, and heartbreaks, disappointments and tears <br />Make sure they’re worth it, make sure you’re right <br />Or the demons of your past will fan tormenting flames with no respite <br />And you’ll find you’ve lived one hell of a life…<br /><br />TMA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hell-of-a-life/
