Why?

Sometimes I find I'm drifting,
In this place we call life.
Looking for a meaning,
Wondering why all this strife?

Does it have to be this hard?
Does it have to be this tough?
Do I have to keep on going
down a path that's just too rough?

Why is it when I'm sad,
nothing ever goes my way?
And when I'm feeling happy
It only lasts that day?

Why do my best friends,
and those to whom I care.
Always eventually treat me
Like I'm not even there?

Why do those I hand my heart,
Always throw it back?
And those that truly want it
make me want to yack?

Why do I do the things,
that make me unhappy?
When I know if I stopped,
I'd be a better me?

Why cant things be simple,
Like when I was young?
Why do I ever go against
what came from mothers tongue?

Why is drama all around?
It never goes away!
Why cant I ignore,
the things you do and say?

I guess the only reason,
I can see for all of this.
Is so when its all said and done,
we will not have missed.

The chance to grow, into a man,
to be the best me.
To reach my full potential,
So I can live happily!