Rule of Thumb

Rule of Thumb 5/29/2013

I don’t usually dream
Of the here and now
But instead my mind wanders
Into the depths of the estranged
And the lost.

The lost people and relationships
That time and distance have removed
Leaving them remote, unfinished
Unresolved, and perfect.

The way we live
And the people we know
We take for granted
And push aside.

We seldom think
Of what it is
That they want
Or what it is
That they wish.

We go out of our way
To find the missing pieces
All the while ignoring
What we already have.

Life is always better than we think
And the time is now
To have and hold
Because nothing is worse
Than grabbing at the air.

Lovers can come and go
And even the sun
Will hide behind the clouds
But God gave us friends
To remember forever.

No man can choose his parents
And no man can escape
Evil and betrayal
But even all this
Should draw us closer
To what we have
And can never lose.

I can ask all that I want
And I can pray for still more
Joy and companionship
But nothing can remain
Unless God agrees.

The world can be cold,
Cruel and inhuman
Crushing us under the weight
Of dread and boredom.

But life is for living
And people are for loving
Giving us a reason
To rise up
Again and again.