Ten and fifty-one years ago, I cried out my first cry

Held by one and others that taught me how to try
Oh, how I was ready
Ready to learn and spend my youth
Ten and fifty-one years ago, I grew my first tooth

Ten and forty-five years ago, I walked into the world
Rode with cowboys and Indians
I kissed a few schoolgirls
To teachers, I was trouble
Now and then, I'd step, and I'd stumble

Ten and forty years ago, I found myself some friends
Forged bonds that last forever
I'm blessed with many of them
Between the mile lay the smiles and the laughter
They're forever here and in the ever after

Ten and thirty years ago, I found myself a love
I was looking up, and she fell from up above
I looked at my life she was all I could see
She was the one that was meant to be

Ten and twenty years ago, I was set free
I stepped out of puberty to see who I could be
The road looked long and rocky with bends along the way
It's the road I've been on to bring me to this day

Ten and twenty minutes ago, I freed thoughts from my mind
You've been here before, and this wasn't your first time
No, you've been here before
You've read my thoughts that I've saved and stored
Keep your eyes open there's bound to be more

Ten and fifty-one years ago, I came into this world
A little blonde baby boy with a head full of curls
Oh, how I was loved
I was blessed by the grace from above
Brothers and sisters taught from guidence
and from love
I was blessed by the grace from above

What's the sense in this?
All this gibberish
It spills from my mind
It happens all the time
Here I go again with a few more rhymes

One day I heard myself say
write it all down, start today
Keep it true and above the ground
Let them hear it without a sound

Write down what you're thinking
Go on, let it flow
Let them read what they're thinking
Still, I'm the only one who knows

Words buried deep inside of me
Burrow their way out
Digging until they're free
Thoughts upon thoughts
So many get free
Written down for all to see

I kept them under lock and key
They multiplied under captivaty
I had more than enough to share
I wasn't sure if anyone would care

The pile grew too high
Enough to fill the sky and drift among the trees
More than notes in bottles that could ever fill the seas

I've heard where some caused laughter
While others brought a real cry
All laid down in black and white
I didn't know until I tried

If you knew me as I know you, you're in between these lines
If you're reading this and don't see that truth, you must be blind

Here you are and what you've become
There's only you, and you're not the only one
Eyes hoping to see another day
Another sun to light your way

Always look straight ahead
Always live in your head
Does this make any sense to you?
Nobody knows what I'm going through

There are so many thoughts inside of me
I keep locked up, and only I hold the key
Now is the time to set some free
Now is the time for me to be me

Images of summer bright and clean
Pure white snow that blankets everything
Growing up to be the one that would be me
Filling up on friends along the way
Living life day by day

Holding onto memories
The good ones from the past
Only the true ones will ever last
Visions that drift in on my dreams
Things aren't always what they seem

Laying them down to jog the mind
Taking you back to the best of times
Innocense ran through our veins
Loving parents held the reins
Taught us well and taught us right
Where ever they are, they're proud tonight

Laid down is the truth
I've known this since my youth
The proven history from the past
handed down in the hopes too last

Emotions pulled from deep down inside
Come back around then they drift off and hide
That's what memories will do
There's no doubt it happens to you

Live for tomorrow
Remember yesterday
Throw away the sorrow
It just gets in the way

Remember who you are
May you never lose sight
You only go around once so hold on tight

I hope you've found a meaning in what I'm trying to say
Some day you'll look back and see me
You'll remember me that way

I've been through several doors
I want to knock on a few more”
Remember when you say when
you'll never get that chance again

I myself have become who I am
I'm all my reasons from way back when
I am myself I'm still here
I've stayed myself year after year

04/21/2018

Posted on 04/21/2018
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