gray days

sometimes
you can't pray
the horror away

no matter how hard 
you try

sometimes
you can't figure out
what people are on
about

even if it makes
you cry

sometimes
the glimmer in the eye
can change to
the glare of a stare

and there's nothing 
you can do about it

we can but try
the experts say

but what did they
know about real life,
anyway?

(gray)