I try to get better
Try to settle my path
But interruptions of
Faith, desire, and ground are
The main streams of things
That keep letting me down.
The gift of life is amazing and
Something of which I had no part
But mine is mine and the
Living of it is up to me
Yours is yours and waiting for you
Systematic corruption subdues
Then you search your mind
A critical thing and you endure
Realize the things you must do
You miss your chance, take a pass,
Realizing you are not that far
From exceeding beyond expectations
Begin to realize the importance of life
To waste it would be foolish,
But so many of us do, with regret
It does not mean life is over
There is still time for us yet
It takes the trying and
The settling on a plan
The showing up; the execution
Soon you are on your way
It may seem like a Merry-Go-Round
But finally, you get your grip
You may think you are going nowhere
But slowly you are moving step by step
The way it goes for most of us
And the thing that is amazing
A new appreciation of living
We notice the amazing
Delights of nature and how
Life moves on without us
We laugh, we think, and we cry
Find we have some regret
But what we have is solid
That is a sure bet
Stanski
January 16, 2022
Steve Haarman 