Forever as we are.

Why is it...?

We hold on to things the tightest when we are forced to let them go

We always want things a certain way when we know they can’t be so

Dreams always last the longest when they are furthest from our reach

And the lessons we can learn the most from are often the very ones we teach

The grass is always greenest when it lies on the other side

And the truths we preach to others are often those we don’t abide

We hold fast to the things in a storm most likely to blow away

Yet neglect to wear sunscreen on a bright and sunny day

We spend our time trying to see things when perspective is one thing we lack

And never appreciate what we’ve got until we can’t get it back

We expect people to give us a break, yet ironically we’ll find

That when others ask the same of us, we tell them they’re out of their mind

We tell everyone what’s wrong with this world but do nothing to make it right

We complain about families falling apart, yet do nothing to keep them tight

We preach about loving our neighbors, and teach children right from wrong

But fail to set good examples for them when real chances come along

We complain about not having enough time in life, to do all we desire to do

Yet if given more hours in the day, we’d simply blow those away too

We desire to be close to all of those we love, yet too often look on from afar

And when it comes to the truth, do we honestly want to change, or remain

Forever as we are?