Enough comparing myself to them
The true compadres or the have been friends
A never ending ladder to the peak
My life exists in increments of weeks
When will the mirror smile back at me
When will a sparkle shine off my teeth
I gain a dollar and I gain a pound
They all get chiseled while I get round
Another drought as I sojourn
A very dry and thirsty land
I lost my sandals so my feet burn
Another mile without a plan
But if I try I can smell the rain
It's building steam across the plains
It brings us hope and it makes us dare
To run naked without a care
A list of habits that I need to break
The favorite being to self deprecate
I know it beats you down when I speak
But I want the hopeful future not the bleak
I wrestled angles but received no name
I limp around to display the shame
A hard solution with a point of view
But blood empties red, never blue
Another drought as I sojourn
A very dry and thirsty land
I lost my sandals so my feet burn
Another mile without a plan
But if I try I can smell the rain
It's building steam across the plains
It brings us hope and it makes us dare
To run naked without a care