Life (part 2)

oK, i WaS wRoNg... LiFe StIlL sUcKs FoR mE...

i FeEl LiKe A kId NoW... mAkInG sAnD cAsTlEs On ThE bEaCh... I wAs So HaPpY mAkInG tHaT sAnD cAsTlE. cArEfUlLy StRuCtUrInG iT... mOlDiNg It To WhAt I wAnT iT tO lOoK lIkE. cArInG fOr iT lIkE a MoThEr CaRiNg FoR hEr ChIlDrEn. PrOtEcTiNg It FrOm WhAtEvEr HaRm ThAt MiGhT cOmE iTs WaY.

rUnNiNg Up AnD dOwN, lEfT aNd RiGhT tO cOlLeCt SaNd. PuTtInG iN aLl mY eFfOrT aNd TiMe In It. HoPiNg AnD wIsHiNg I cAn CaLl It DaNiEl'S hUmBlE cAsTlE wHeN iT iS dOnE. oH hOw I wAnT tO sHoW iT tO tHe WoRlD wHeN iT iS dOnE!! oH hOw I wAnT tO bE aBlE tO pRoUdLy AnSwEr ThAt'S mY sAnD cAsTlE wHeN aSkEd By PeOpLe!!

If OnLy LiFe AlWaYs Go ThE wAy We WaNt It To Go....

At ThE fInAl MoMeNt, JuSt WhEn I wAs AbOuT tO pUt My LiTtLe FlAg On ThE tOp AnD dEcLaRe To ThE wOrLd ThAt ThIs Is DaNiEl'S cAsTlE... i HeArD a ShOuT... "hIgH tIdEs!!" I lOoKeD aWaY tO tHe DiReCtIoN oF wHiCh ThE sHoUt CaMe FrOm... AnD aT tHaT vErY mOmEnT wHeN i LoOk BaCk At My CaStLe...

ThE wAvE... tHe HuGe MeRcIlEsS wAvE cAmE...tEaRiNg DoWn ThE cAsTlE wAlLs... EvErYtHiNg WaS fAlLiNg... As I wAtCh ThE sEcOnD wAvE gEtTiNg ReAdY tO aTtAcK mY cAsTlE... i ThReW mYsElF iN fRoNt AnD TrIeD tO bLoCk It WiTh My BaCk... StReChInG mY aRmS tO tRy To MoLd My CaStLe BaCk... As BiG aS mY bOdY iS, I aM nOt AbLe To CoMpLeTelY bLoCk ThE wAvE...

BiTs oF wAtEr StIlL gOt ThRoUgHt aNd iTs DeStRoYiNg WhAt I wOrKeD So HaRd To MaKe... WaTcHiNg HeLpLeSsLy As ThE tHiRd WaVe CaMe AnD FuRtHeR tEaR mY cAsTlE... fIrSt ThE wAlL...tHeN tHe CaStLe GaRdEn...SlOwLy BuT sUrElY dEsTrUcTiOn Is CoMiNg... AnD eVeNtUaLlY i KnOw It WiLl ReAcH tHe CaStLe ItSeLf... ClOsInG mY eYeS, i PrAyEd FoR a MiRaClE...

aS i FeLt ThE fOrTh WaVe HiT mY bOdY... i OpEnEd My EyEs... OnLy To FiNd My CaStLe BeInG ToRe DoWn BiT bY bIt... It CaMe CrAsHiNg DoWn BiT bY bIt... My HaNdS aUtoMaTiCaLlY tRiEd To PrOvIdE sUpPoRt... BuT tO nO sUcCeSs... LoOkInG aT tHe CrUeL rEaLiTy ThAt wAs BeFoRe Me... AlL mY hOpEs, DrEaMs AnD WiShEs... ALl My SwEaT, tEaRs AnD EnErGy... AlL mY jOy AnD pRiDe...

AlL cAmE CrAsHiNg DoWn AlOnG wItH mY bEaUtIfUl CaStLe... TeArS sTaRt To FlOw DoWn My EyEs... As I wAtChEd WhAt UsEd To Be My PrIdE aNd JoY gO dOwN iN rUiNs... AlL mY eFfOrT aNd TiMe... AlL gOnE tO wAsTe... GoNe... GoNe... GoNe WiTh ThE wInD... iTs OvEr... NoThInG wAs LeFt... GrAbBiNg A hAnDfUl Of SaNd... I CrIeD iN sOrRoW aNd FrUsTrAtIoN...

aS i TuRnEd To My WoRrIeD pArEnTs ThAt HeArD mY WaIlS... i FaKeD a SmIlE wHiLe StIlL iN tEaRs To HiDe ThE sOrRoW...

tHaT iS lIfE fOr YoU lAdIeS aNd GeNtLeMeN... yOu NeVeR gEt wHaT yOu WaNt... YoUr DrEaMs AnD hOpEs CaN bE CrUsHeD wItH jUsT a SiNgLe WaVe... No MaTtEr HoW yOu PrOtEcT iT... lIfE iS aLwAyS fUlL oF mIsErY... LiFe Is AlWaYs CrUeL... lIfE wIlL nEvEr Go ThE wAy yOu WaNt It To Go... LiFe Is BuT a SaNd CaStLe...

No MaTtEr HoW hUrT yOu ArE... yOu FaKe A sMiLe To HiDe It... ThAt Is HuMaNs... HoW mAnY oF yOu Is LiViNg A lIe? SmIlInG oN tHe OuTsIdE bUt CrYiNg On ThE iNsIdE? iF yOu ArE... wElCoMe To ThE cLuB oF fAkErS...

lIfE iS bUt A sAnD CaStLe... By EmO DaNiEl (>.< LiStEnInG tO pRoMiSe Of ThE dAnDeLiOn)