All For Nothing

You fight without end,

hoping to see the light,

but it's all just pretend,

taking all your might.

Sometimes it's a battle,

sometimes it's a war,

but your cage you will rattle,

until you're stretched to the core.

Everyone is watching you,

waiting in the hall,

watching hearts break in two,

waiting for you to fall.

You fought courageously all your long, hard life,

just to have your dreams stabbed by a gleaming knife.