Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

As I Stand on the Shoulders of Lost Hopes

As I stand on the shoulders of lost hopes,

I can see the dusk-colored peep hole

In the horizon line of my sight.

I hear deafening words and they start to mumble;

I reach for the light but I feel the shoulders start to crumble.

Deafening words like “can’t,” and “won’t,”

And other bad words makin’ me wish I was stoned.

Slouched eyes and dark circles,

Frowning faces and skin’s purple.

I can’t tell you how to struggle;

Just don’t tumble when you juggle

everything that wasn’t said in the huddle.

I’ll help you persevere;

Through all the good, and through all your worst fears.

I’ll be your umbrella through the scattered showers of your days;

Through the storms, through the hurricanes.

Ladies, I know the guy’s a jerk,

But you must be a voyager –

Guiding your own ways.

Your own path, your own meaning –

Stop the screaming!

I’m here for you & I hope you benefit,

Make me your manifest.

I will put you on my shoulders

& wake you up like Folgers.

I will mold you into a boulder

So no one can move you when you’re off your knees

And on your feet.

Do your 9 to 5. I’m here 24/7

To get you out of your Earthly Hell & reach for the blissful Heaven

Because you have no limits!

You don’t even need to turn around; just pivot.

You don’t ever need to hide away.

Just follow me, and I’ll guide the way.

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