Neurotic Nostalgia

Simple dreams

Sometimes lead you far away

Simple wishes

Sometimes lead you so astray

Sometimes,

its the things we want,

that blind us to

what we have got.

Its so clear,

what was once mine,

when it disappears,

from in front of my eyes

Never knew

how much it meant,

till it left,

gone with the wind.

Never knew

that it was always there,

waiting for me,

though I never cared.

And as the time went by,

I began to realize

that I had never lived life,

Till I had to face actual strife

All those things,

 that I left behind,

Thought they did not matter,

at the time

Now I feel

that the days gone by,

Could have held so much more

if I had tried

Threw it all away,

without a backward glance

watched it fade away

Never have another chance

But life goes on,

in an endless cycle of days,

and every future,

is one learned from mistakes