Life Marches On

February 26, 2015

Remember the days

In the hot summer air

When a double dog dare

Was a challenge of courage?

Remember how careless

and liberated we were?

Nothing could harm us.

The world was perfect.

There was no evil.

But as time moved

We fell and picked up scrapes

and and cuts and bumps

And some of our hope was lost.

To prove your sense of worth

You were double dog dared

To break boundaries

And push limits.

The things that were once taboo

Became habits and routines

Through peer pressure

And inward reasoning.

People you know

morph into people you once knew

And life goes on.

We all lose our innocence in the end.

Interests change

Thoughts change

Friends change

People change

But life doesn't stop for anyone;

It marches on.

Even if it changes tempo or style,

It is what it is.

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