False Romance

I fear a life that I cannot romanticize.
To see this life through bitter eyes.
To speak of this day as a maybe and not a yes.
To give each moment enough, though not my best.
To want but not enough to reach for.
To enjoy but not enough to care more.
To shed a tear but never enough to cry.
To live only to know that I will die.
I fear this life but I'm afraid it is true.
I wish I knew the answer.  I wish I had a clue.