Once, I found happiness under a leaf,
Shaped like a rain drop - gods tear.
Once life was happy, I smiled all day,
Knowing no worries, no fears.

Once, I remember, my parents have said
Childhood is a little like cats.
Now I can see it, with a tear in my eyes,
What my parents said was a natural fact.

Now all is different, new graves are digged,
This time for people I knew.
Now days sadness wont just go away,
Now there is something that we all must do.

Meaning is found in the old school of life,
Under the book of hard knocks.
Happiness now is much harder to find,
As if it was behind walls chains and locks.

Now I don't play with my friends anymore,
Now that God's tears flood the land,
Happiness cant be found under a leaf,
Though it will always be in my hand.