In time

In time, you learn to let go of regrets

and accept rejections as they come

you learn to nod when its over, rather than cry

and hold your head up when you walk away

you accept that the past is gone

and you’ve no guarantee of tomorrow,

in time, you come to understand that the present is all you’ve got.

people may say, that no man is an island

but after you’ve survived the betrayals and learned to accept that

you’re only ever good enough as replacement until the next best thing comes along,

you also come to acknowledge the wise fact that, as long as we remain men,

all you’ll ever have is you.

the world is a jungle where one man’s fall is a stair higher for another on the staircase.

you understand why you have to learn to pick yourself up, because you will fall.

countless times, and men will walk by and only look down upon you,

if you stay on the ground.

whoever said ” friends forever?”

in time, you come to accept that, not everyone you are friends with, is a friend.

there will always be those who’ll stick with you until the storms come

but few who’ll stay with you through it.

it matters not what they say,

for in time, you’ll come to see, that with each sunrise and sunset,

you will learn that through the ups and the downs, the storms and the blizzards,

your life’s joys and pains,

you are indeed the only person, you’ll never lose.

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