Final thought

I sit here and watch the days go by
As the dogs howl and the felines cry
A heart that seconds away pound
As birds go west to warmer ground

With every second gone awry
Only solitude and a soul that dies
Every instance nothing new brings
Not even the song the bird sings

I turn back to clock to a day of old
I see so much not done, truth be told
What should have been and chances lost
Now I account for the enormous cost

Time spent on foolhardy and futile deed
With emotion wasted that anguish seed
The loss of that which I could not control
Took my strength and precious time stole

When opportunity showed it pretty face
Lack of resolve deprived me of its embrace
Now that I know more than I did then
Too late it is, the knowledge of wise men

I loved with all but it was for naught
A sad concoction which much has taught
Some left me with a big hole inside
While others left me nothing to hide

The time I spent pursuing love
Was best spent giving life a shove
The tears I cried, the pain I felt
Misfortune smiled, a blow was dealt

Too late it is to ponder fate
The more I look the more I hate
Is life what it is or what I created?
When much of it is highly debated

I long for change when there is none
I should have this and that done
All the possibilities now seem lost
It’s too late, the end I know accost

Here I sit in wait of what is certain
Not much to do but lower the curtain
A life filled with a million opportunities
What’s left is six foot under pushing daisies
 

  © Vic 2014