TEMPORARY

Honey come here, I have something to tell you.
It won’t make things perfect
And it may not make sense,
But someday you’ll see it as clear as my smile:
Do you know the word "temporary"?
It means "only for a little while".
And everything is temporary.
A friend moves, a tooth aches,
A pet dies, a toy breaks,
The detours a life takes –
Temporary.
Everything is temporary.
A storm clears, a tear dries,
A wing heals, a bird flies,
The trust lighting your eyes –
Temporary.
I know you want things to stay the same.
I know it’s hard to watch a childhood going up in smoke.
It’s hard for me to watch a child, who’s growing up,
And choke back all the warnings, I could scream,
To protect you from the things that aren’t solid as they seem.
But then, I’m only temporary…
Everything is temporary.
A child leaves, a heart breaks,
A love dies, a world shakes,
The difference one life makes –
Temporary.
The trick is:
Hold it now as tightly as you can.
Whether it’s your favorite toy
Or a sad little boy who’s trying hard to be a brave little man.
Hold it tighter ‘cause you know you’ll have to let it go.
If you learn this, though, you won’t feel so sad:
A playmate, a tearstain,
A Christmas, a dad…
The best times
The worst pain
All
Temporary.

--by John Bucchino

true wisdom is easy to forget and deny and argue against, but when you realize you don't have the strength to fight everybody, you learn. True friends don't have to know the whole story to find a place in their heart to let you catch your step.

another song of the moment...

if you want a lover
i'll do anything you ask me to
and if you want another kind of love
i'll wear a mask for you
if you want a partner
take my hand
or if you want to strike me
down in anger
here i stand
i'm your man

but a man never got a woman back
not by begging on his knees-
or i'd crawl to you baby
and i'd fall at your feet
and i'd howl at your beauty
like a dog in heat
and i'd claw at your heart
and i'd tear at your sheet
i'd say please
im your man