Lost Along The Way

I’ve had friends and I’ve known lovers

Yet I stand alone today

The cost for life and love

Can be a brutal price to pay

I’ve known good times and had bad times

In this life I chose to live

Lost my heart and nearly lost my mind

There’s not much left to give

I’ve seen smiles and I’ve heard laughter

And I’ve seen my Daddy cry

I saw courage from my Mama

When it came her time to die

I witnessed life’s great miracle

The day my son was born

And I’ve buried friends and family

I’ve known grief and learned to mourn

Some things you never get back

Were they ever meant to stay

Priceless treasures of a broken heart

I lost along the way

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Aging Heart

I wait for invitation

Paralyzed by fears

Scarred by insecurities

Built up through the years

So afraid to share this heart

It’s all I’ve left to give

Worn and slightly damaged

By the life I chose to live

I need some indication

A sign or just a smile

To let me know surrender

Might somehow be worthwhile

But I have walked that path before

Stumbled and I fell

Afraid it isn’t worth the chance

With no sure way to tell

Too old for starting over

Too young to be alone

Wondering if this foolish heart

Will someday turn to stone

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The Road

Some twists, some turns, a few dead ends

Some unfamiliar land

Taken to some places

Much too dark to understand

Detours, good and bad ones

Bumps and potholes, too

Trying to stay between the ditches

And maintain my point of view

Without hurting my companions

Traveling with me on this road

Knowing every journey’s better

With a friend to share the load

Words of wisdom fall on deaf ears

Trying hard to guide the blind

Navigating through this darkness

Trying always to be kind

And the ones who walked before me

Blazed the trail and light my way

Knowing after every dark night

There will be a brighter day

So, come join me on this journey

Share your stories and your smile

And cherish every step you take

 We only walk awhile

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