Of a Time Lost

Have you ever thought that you’ve seen to much To ever be wide eyed again? Can you even remember innocence? From the before and then Do you remember what it felt like? When you looked at the world with hope Do you see it as you do now? And wonder how you cope Do you ever wonder when you lost it? That view of naïve bliss Do miss those days of freedom Of a carefree way to exist From that time until now I shall never be there again My virginity of innocence Was taken from me my friend I look at things different now Than I did back then The question that plagues me now is The loss of my innocence was when? Was it at a certain time? Or a specific place? Or did the world just have a different face? Always with questions to ponder Always answers to be sought Always had things figured At least that’s what I thought But I have come to realize In my constant daily search Nothing makes sense Staring from my perch It’s the solutions I seek That causes me to lurch Why then I ask myself Waste time wondering why Just enjoy the ride Before you die Eric (and sometimes not)