Did You Hear Me Knocking?...

Time does not heal all wounds,
     some can linger...
The aches and pains of Life
     too often remembered
Some scars are bound to show,
     drawing  the question
and sad memories return
     And you would have thought
you wouldn't get caught
     in that trap again
but there you were
     just as before
lost and forgotten
     as in way back when...

Time does not always tell
     sometimes the silence is
almost deafening as well
     and the Truth is we only learn
what we need to know
     and what interests us
And we live and learn
     or we crash and burn,
lessons hard and whispers soft
     Life is not a carnival ride
that when you don't feel well
     you can get off

Time is not on our side;
     it is water
Sink or swim,
     you must decide
what you aught to do,
     what you've got to do,
if what's been taught to you
     serves you any purpose
And we take our chances
     at the dances,
dare to extend our hand
     Shy, sad eyes that never lie
nor hide the love they can't deny...
                  09-20-10