I have trusted so many and
if for each I had a penny
I'd be rich but it would appear
that my unfounded faith has
left me in this lonely place but
I had some fun along with my
15 minutes of fame as I played
their game but as a result I will
never be the same

The worse thing I could do is
waste another day sorting
through old memories so I'll
keep the ones I hold to be dear
and just forget the ones that
brought a tear and forget the
ones filled with hate and fear
knowing that the past is dead.

I am no longer fragile but strong
and what was thought to be
broken beyond repair is healed now
and as I sit in front of my PC and
write another rhyme this time I
have an open mind and an able
to write away some of the past pain
knowing I can only gain.

The meaning of a poem is the
experience it expresses and nothing
less while the idea of a poem is the
only part of the experience it
communicates and some words are
timeless because our entire life
consists of many fires and so much
rain and after each experience we
never come out the same because
they are part of our growing and
as a result of them we become
more knowing.                                    Jon York         2014