The Past Isn't The Present
Only We Can Decide To Make It Different
Years pass and we learn so much more than before
There are things that happened that we stomp on
Every chance we get
To be human is to be a person
That we don't always understand or accept
Constantly being influenced by television and the movies
Newspapers and magazines
The wonderful world of books
Our family and the roots that travel deep
Coworkers on and off the job
Close friends and distant acquaintances
Now we have the beauty of the internet
Who do we trust ?
What people say and have told us or our own instincts
I have weaved a combination of all that I have experienced
Bringing my passion and dreams
Unrealistic to the outside world
When the taste in your mouth turns bitter
Being true to myself
Finding my creative energies
In writing where my mind turns on and my thoughts emerge
Instead of turning to alcohol and drugs
Gambling or another addiction
I face the highs and lows
With an uncertainty I am willing to accept
A balance that is hidden under the surface
What we see is not what we think it is
If you bet on yourself you can never lose
Working long and hard
Knowing what I like
Then I find ways to enjoy what I have
Keeping all options open
Constantly reworking every possible situation in my mind
Following my feelings
Searching and finding new understanding
Sleeping it off
Only to be happy
To see
Life is a lot like the weather
Cold and harsh one minute
Then sunny and bright the day after
In life we may end up at a different place than we had planned
Only to find out that we have had
What we always wanted and never knew
