Ne'er-Do-Well

Try and try as I might
I swing with all I have
throwing blind left and right
until I'm out of light.

I be all I can be
true to what I am
it's still not enough
even though it's who I am

I push ahead with all my might
to try and find those that shine bright
but when I reach the sky
all I am is a dull light.

They shine so bright around me
that when I try and glow
my little blue light
is not enough for the show.

So I stand back and let them be
as I fall to misery
it's all I can do
to not end up black and blue.

So with all the hits I take
and the unheard sounds I make
I fall back down
to this small ne'er-do-well.