Sometimes I don't know what to say
about life's tastes because words
are not enough to describe
what I really feel because
I find beauty in ordinary things
and this is a gift I hope that I never lose
because life is too short to waste
so I remember well life's and love's
sweet taste and the bittersweet taste
of the many lies that always
come so well disguised.

Remember well those many loves
that you thought at the time
were real and the many loves
that you were able to steal
but most of all remember those loves
that were real because they tasted
so sweet and never missed a beat
so drink your fears, for it is
the armor for the battles
to come.

When all hope seems lost
and you fall tattered and torn
and in pain, look to the light within
because there can be no rainbow
without some rain,

So watch the sunsets
and dance in the rain
because there is not a minute
or a second to spare while we are here
so wash away that pain realizing
how much you have to gain,
knowing that sometimes
the other persons definition of forever
is not nearly as long as yours
and that makes it harder
to say I'm okay.

And remember that sometimes
you forget what is real
and sometimes you forget
how to feel  so you ask yourself
what is love, is it what
everyone hopes for or
is it a drug.or a poison
or is it accepting someone
for who and what they really are
no matter what, or is it
just an emotion only a few
ever experience.

Does love last a lifetime or maybe
just a few years or a month or a day
or is it only in dreams and the answer
to this seems to come at the right time for everyone
and all we all can do is remember it,
so we drink in as much as we can
and try to understand all of life's
different tastes.                      Jon York           2013