Surrounded by people
yet I am so alone left in a hole,
deep, dark and cold,
bought and sold but change
is constant be it for
better or worse.

Back and forth I go
while life just seems so slow
during these times
but I understand that the
highs and lows that come and go
are just part of the story
and that is just the
way it is.

Pretend and the lies
will never go away and soon
a friend you won't have
so just be real and life
will seem a steal.

Love deeply
and what you reap will fit
very neatly and it
is something that you
can always keep.

I am who I am
and what you see
is what you get
as long as you don't forget
to tell the truth.

I do what I do
and everything is different
but nothing changes
and I realize that it is
not happiness that makes
us grateful but gratefulness
that makes us happy.                  Jon York                            2012