Once It Is Gone
We always hurt those closest to us.
Say mean things, betraying the trust.
I often wonder how this all does start.
Left here to mend this broken heart.
I can’t ever see where it all goes wrong.
As it plays out that same old sad song.
I open my eyes and try to always see.
I try to be the best I can possibly be.
I try to listen and then understand.
Some things I’m not sure if I can.
It often seems like I fall asleep.
It always happens when I’m in deep.
Why do we wind up hurting those we love?
I see peace fly off on the wings of a dove.
Suddenly it’s dark and I’m all alone.
Searching to find a place to call home.
It seems this does happen time after time.
I don’t know what happens, I miss all the signs.
Why don’t we take the time to just get along?
We only see what we have, once it is gone.
We say we are sorry but always too late.
Only to realize this becomes our fate.
Why can’t we talk and work things out?
What you don’t say becomes what you doubt.
Still, I remain to have so much hope.
The heartbreak I learn, I will just cope.
Next time I resolve that things will be better.
When it gets cold, I shall grab a sweater.
Maybe I just pick people wrong for me.
Love remains blind so you never see.
I pick up the pieces and try to move on.
We only see what we have, once it is gone.
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