This poem was written today after thinking about how many of my friendships have faded over the past few years
Optimistically Forward
Remember the old days? The old ways? When innocence and childhood
seemed like all play, and hope stretched out in all ways?
When summer stretched forever, things were light and carefree,
The sun seemed to always shine through gray clouds eventually,
When doom and gloom were carried away by the sound of laughter,
And troubles and tears always seemed to be so trivial after.
Remember sitting on the tree, wondering where we’d be in ten years?
Never guessing the situations we’d find ourselves in here.
When hanging together simply meant playing tag and games,
And we’d have fun together no matter what we were playing.
But alas, time travels, streams, rushes, and flows on,
And what we have are just these memories to go on.
Remember when we’d go to the dances and have a crazy time,
Then do something stupid afterwards thinking we were out of line?
At least that’s what we thought, none of this day to day surviving,
When friends weren’t killed in gang violence or killed through drunk driving.
Remember those school projects we did, the talks that we had?
Or when the worst distraught we’d have was with our dads?
Remember Disneyland, or hanging out everyday by the beach?
When dreams and impossible goals all seemed within reach?
The wind was steady, sand castles were seen aplenty,
And experimenting and having fun just came so readily.
Remember screaming our heads off at our high school football games?
Remember late night chats on-line, or dancing crazily in the rain?
Every time I remember you, I think of then.
Not that things are much worse now,
But how come you’re not here to share new memories again?
We can’t live those memories now,
We look to the future optimistically,
Believing and learning from the past
that the sun will shine through eventually.
There’s nowhere to go now but forward, the good times aren’t yet over.
Faith in the future means looking ahead and not letting expectations be lowered.
Can’t look back, there’s nothing there for us now,
Except remembrances that can potentially tie us down.
The past is to be learned from, not to be lived in,
So learn from it, and hope for more blessings like the ones we’ve been given.
Where’d you go?
I miss you so,
seems like it’s been forever, since you’ve been gone.
Where’d you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it’s been forever, since you’ve been gone,
Please come back home…
Please come back home…
Please come back home…
Please come back home…
Please come back home…