Brookwrite

This Day's Journey

Do you want to know a secret
I've never told a soul before?
Do you promise that you'll keep it
locked behind your closet door?

It's important how you play the game
man must know the life he chooses,
but don't forget your final purpose
you get results or have excuses.

Dreams were made to be broken
sometimes in the world it seems
kindnesses are merely spoken
to build each others' esteem.

Everyone has their own truth.
Things are sudden when they happen.
Ideas that are too old for youth
often end up long forgotten.

Assumptions fuel man's ignorance
prejudices always wrong
shining eyes give blinding hints
first impressions last too long.

Know this as common sense,
no one loses, no one wins
once this day's journey ends
and another one begins.

Written in mid-1996.