Run....compete.......run

Run Run Run.....
Be better than the rest
That's what you've been taught from the very first test
Being compared to others from the very beginning
Your happiness depending where that of others is ending
Did it give you a sense of accomplishment, stepping over those of another?
Why not set your own goals, so its your ambitions you discover?
Don't partake in this crazy dog eat dog race
Focus on yourself, set your own pace
Get better each day, compete with your yesterday
Don't let the achievements of others dictate your mood today
It's ok if they succeed while you are left struggling
It's your own path you'll make, there is no use grumbling
One step at a time you'll climb up the ladder
It's not all chaos, not everyone has the answer
And when you win in the end, it will be through all these failures
The road that led you there will be your true savior

It's not too late

It's not too late to chase that dream
It's not too late even though so it may seem
It's not too late to realize where you should be
It's not too late to just let go to achieve where you are meant to be
Get up with purpose and take that risk
Quit that job you know you wouldn't miss
So easy to say but difficult to do
Believe me when I say I know you want to
Here I am, a free spirit locked up
Suppressing these thoughts that keep on rising up
These bonds of my own creation
I want to break them with this realization
To do what feels right and resolve this emptiness
God knows I have tried to ensure my own happiness
But every once in a while it dissapears without a trace
And I start back at square one left with these thoughts once again to face