My Midnight Thoughts

We hold onto things the tightest, 
when we are forced to let them go 
We always want things a certain way, 
when we know they can’t be so. 

Dreams always last the longest, 
when they are furthest from our reach
And the lessons we can learn the most from, 
are often the ones we teach.

Look back at that thing you had,
look back for it was that thing you wanted
Look back for now it’s gone,
look back for now all is gone.

We leave the better for the best,
Thinking grass is always greenest on the other side 
And the truths we preach to others, 
are often those we cant abide. 

I wronged you brother but
You wronged me too
Perhaps all you did me was ever right,
but there is also someone you wronged there.

We hold fast to things in a storm, 
which are most likely to blow away 
And yet we neglect to wear sunscreen, 
on a bright and sunny day. 

We spend our time trying to see things, 
when perspective is one thing we lack
And we never appreciate what we’ve got, 
Until we can’t get it back. 

We expect the whole world to give us a break, 
and yet ironically we find out
That when others come asking the same of us, 
we tell them they’re out of their mind. 

We tell everyone what’s wrong with this world, 
and we do nothing to make it right 
We complain about families falling apart, 
and yet we do nothing to keep them tight. 

We preach about loving our neighbours, 
and we teach children right from wrong 
But we never set good examples for them, 
when real chances come along. 

We complain about not having enough time in our lives, 
to do what we must do 
Yet if we were given more hours in the day, 
we’d use up all that, too. 

We desire to be close to all those we love, 
yet all too often look on from afar 
And when it comes to the truth do we want to change, 
or remain forever as we are ? 

You will remember us

For those who remember us will always do.