I've learned that everything
is not always what it seems to be
and people aren't always
what they present themselves to be
or will do what they say
they are going to do.

Iv'e learned that sometimes
reality isn't very pretty
but sometimes it can be
so beautiful it will make your
head spin again and again
but it is what you make it to be
but then again sometimes
we are just too
blind to see.

I've learned that getting old
isn't really too much fun
but it is something
from which no one can run
or get away from because
it will always come.

I've learned that our youth
escapes us so fast
and that we can't keep trying
to reclaim the past
and must come to terms
with the fact that youth
just doesn't last.

I've learned that people
will lie to you
for their own personal gain
and upon finding out
about those lies
you will never look at trust
the same.

I've learned that life goes on
even if it is just a big con
because in the end
we are all going to die
no matter what kind of fish
you had to fry or how many times
you had to cry.

I've learned that the truth
is so very hard to find
and in the end few people
choose to be kind causing
life sometimes to be a
real grind.

I've learned that
being truthful with others sometimes hurts
but makes it so much easier to
live with yourself and you
will feel less pain and you have
so much more
to gain.

I've learned that after
all of my sixty-three years
I have learned so much
but still know so very little
and with each new day I am given
I still learn more but still wish I
knew what to do,
don't you?                                                            J­on York                   2012