Know What You Have, Gone In An Instant
Once again I feel defeated,
Still alone, slowly depleted,
Sitting lonesome in quiet wait,
For something to initiate.
Just one message , on my phone,
To get me up and out of home.
I once thought that time was slow,
My father tried to let me know,
Now that time has gone and past,
I understand time is constant and very fast,
Remember all those times, you said "I know"
Parents would warn, but still you'd go,
Out into the night, not a care in the world,
Parents up late, worried sick, your not killed.
If I knew when I was young,
How much pain I would cause some,
I would have changed the error of ways,
Changed directions, had better days,
No going back, time travel non existent ,
Know what you have, gone in an instant.
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