I keep cutting the words,
From this page and from my mind;
As I promised myself today,
That today, I’ll keep trying.

I’ll try to smile more often and
I’ll try to see the light;
And the corners that aren’t lit enough,
I’ll somehow make them shine bright.

As I promised myself today,
That today, I’ll keep trying.

Today would be all about rising above from it all,
And this time I’m telling myself no lies;
I’m sleeping with my pillow so dry,
And if the night wakes me up again like all this while,
I’ll wake up wearing a smile.

As I promised myself today,
That today, I’ll keep trying.

Long ago when I turned these dark pages,
I promised that one day I’ll write nothing but hope and smiles;
So today I try hard enough to not give any place to all the words that have been there all this while!

As I promised myself today,
That today, I’ll keep trying.

The day is over and my heart is full,
I guess there is always some room for the light;
I feel as light as a feather jovially flying,
As I promised myself today,
That today, I’ll keep trying.

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