Lessons

I'm grateful for the lessons

The good ones and the bad

The times of love and laughter

And those that made me sad

For every road I've traveled

That led to a dead end

For all the love lost on the way

And the comfort of a friend

Living is a study

Not all will understand

You're either learning or you're dying

No matter what you planned

Don't look for rhyme or reason

Or logic you can see

If there is a masterplan

It's beyond you or me

Learn from everyone you love

Enjoy them while you can

For nothing lasts forever

As time slips through your hand

And in the end, it goes so fast

All you love will die

Leaving you in solitude

No explanation why

And if you've lived for just yourself

You played and lost the game

An empty life with nothing learned

And just yourself to blame 

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