finding it

there's a certain sense of pride

sitting below the flag

as it floats in the wind

there's a certain feeling of accomplishment

overlooking the city i was raised in

watching the cars roll down the highway

i'll take when i leave

it may be disbelief

or just amazement

to answer the question for myself

my next steps take me somewhere

there's a certain look in my eyes

when i catch my reflection in the window

there's a certain image

sketched in my mind

that leads me to believe

someday i'll make it

growing old (like john)

i can't say what it is like

to be another human being

captured in unique thought

i could never attempt to think the

way you do

or imagine what it's been like

to hear what you have

see through your eyes

or live your life

we shared a love

i strolled the museum floors

wondering how you might view

a piece of impressionism

i wondered if the writer

across from me shared any of the same words

i questioned if the philosopher

perched in his armchair

ever debated a similar thought

how did you react when they questioned

your way of life

the way you viewed the world

there must have been

a new dance formed

from the words you used

to tell the world what it was

like to be you

let's take a walk

sit for dinner and just

share a conversation

true with you

evolving in the teachings of the world

changing the way i think and look

question

wasn't there a time we all felt unbeatable

until we felt lost for the first time

and i realized i wasn't perfect

how about you

i wanted to know how i was going

to train my eyes to see

and what was out there for me to watch

i would believe

i am correct in saying

that things are about to change

and i wonder the approach to take

proactively seeking someway to grow

instead of reacting and falling behind

thought

is it possible to define happiness for myself

with so many other explanations around

and i found there are simple ways

in which they world revolves

that bring coincidences to life

and i wonder the meaning of these things

i watch others call it fate and allow everything

to be out of their hands

i see i am different

how about you

and i wondered how i was going

to train my mouth to speak

and who was out there that would listen

could it be true that with you

i am growing

in unexpected common hours

unfortunately i feel that memories will fade

and it's strange

to know my mission is not defined by living

although my past will slowly fade to new memories

there is a power within

to find my wishes

and true i may have to work

but the dismay will not be conjured

by thoughts and goodbyes

since farewells become necessary to meet again

certain for friends

that we'll greet it with a smile and a hug

it will be somewhere on our journey

that news will make us pause

yet there's knowledge that something better waits

in unexpected common hours

i've run into friends

don't think of this as us never being

given the chance to succeed

since our success is defined by patience

and illusion without the negative connotation

we've learned to be ourselves

and don't be afraid to sit and contemplate for a while

time becomes a thief

when we allow someone else's story to control us

but somehow along the way and down the road

we've come to realize we're writers and philosophers

psychiatrists in the psychology of being you and me

unfortunately memories of playing with friends will fade

and it's strange

to know that although they may we did smile while we played

a daughter's laugh

a sarcastic remark brought about

a laugh

and our child laughed out loud

not that she got it

but we all laughed along

we find ourselves

so caught up in politics and investments

that i've failed to see

the payoff in investing in my child

can you see how beautiful she is

she has the prettiest eyes

(like her mother's)

and for so long i've failed to see it

i'm sorry

you'll have to excuse me

but my wife and child are calling

and for once

starting now

and promising not to forget

from here on out

it's our time

my time

to watch my child grow

to see how beautiful my wife is

and cherish the fact

that i am lucky enough

to have both in my life