“Guess What?!”

Have you ever . . .  kissed someone to say goodbye?
Tasted the tears of bitterness as love died?
Have you ever . . .  walled away all your pain?
Embraced all your fears of loneliness as a game?
Have you ever . . .  given away some priceless art?
Just so that someone else could have their start?
Have you ever . . .  forgotten someone loved and lost?
Been driven by sadness but paid the emotional cost?

Guess what?! You don’t care . . .  You weren’t there.
Guess what?! I don’t need you! You’re a fool!
You’re going to love me now that I am gone.

Have you ever . . .  Sacrificed and chased your dream?
Closed your eyes so tight that you screamed?
Have you ever . . .  thrown caution to the wind?
Only to have the fates seemingly hem you in?
Have you ever . . .  reinvented yourself in every way?
Trying to please someone else each and every day?
Have you ever . . .  lived life on the street?
Going hungry just so that someone else could eat?

Guess what? You don’t care . . .  You weren’t there.
Guess what?! I don’t need you! You’re a fool!
You’re going to love now that I am gone.