The Lost Dreams

What happened to the dreams I had?
When did I give them up?
When did I come to realize,
I'd drank the bitter cup?

When did I learn to compromise,
And not strive for the best?
Why does the love of life burn low?
Where did I fail life's test?

What happened to the girl I was?
So ambitious in my youthful way,
So eager to partake in life,
Enjoying each and every day.

How could "she" be what I am now?
So lacking in self-worth?
Disillutioned, bitter. . . and unloved,
And tired of this old earth.

How do the years go by so fast?
Where have the moments sped?
Can I believe that after death,
There's something better up ahead?

Why can't life grant a little bit
Of happiness to each?
And let us believe our goals in life,
Might be "within" our reach?

Shall I ever find the answers,
To these questions on my mind?
Or search forever for those things,
I'm destined not to find?