To not have the struggle

To not have the strife

What a life that would be

Though I think a little challenge could be good for me

Ah, to loose all the burdens of my home life!

No more bill collectors, no more debt

No more yelling, no more screaming

Daddy with no cancer - Daddy healthy- not in the hospital right now

Mommy happy - Mommy working - not at home in recovery now

And a brother drug-free and no longer fiending

No longer spending time with such bad company

Ah, to have friends with happy pasts!

Friends without kidney stone and Valium

Friends without alcoholic or drug addict parents

Friends with more supportive families

Friends that have hope

Ah, to resolve my personal issues!

Of mentality and health

No more Prozac, no more crooked spin

No more counseling, no more crying

no more feeling weak inside

Oh, to grow socially!

To come out of my cave

Become a social butterfly at last

To flutter through the San Francisco club scenes

All the way to New Orleans!

Oh, to keep spiritual!

Keeping connected always

Mom as my 1-800 number to spiritual wisdom

Always turning to her to keep on track

Keeping that connection to God

Oh, to continue writing and sketching!

Expressing myself

Through web comics and publishings

Paint clubs downtown

Selling works for a bundle

Perfecting my style

Yes, to fulfill my parents broken dreams!

Through AP classes and 4.0 Averages

Through Stanford and Yale

With a Ph-D in Psychology

To become better than Freud

Ah, to resolve all my issues!

As if with a snap of my fingers

Wouldn’t that be nice

Too bad it’s not that simple

But then again I like a little challenge