looking back

by Antwan Fields - Aries

looking back toward the old days and wishing that i could see into the future
the days i sat with tiffany and her daughter and wondered: where am i 
crying that my future was with her and than thinking: what the hell am i saying'
for i knew that life is a mural, complete with the craziness that runs our lives
and the damage that is everything we don't get 
isn't it ironic that as i begin to plan for the future 
it occurs to me that i don't have one?
for the first time i wonder where i am 
what i will do, and how long will i live 
and destruction leads quickly to decimation
and when i look back on the moments of laughter i shared i weep
for as i do i realized that i thought i would live forever 
and i just wonder as too late the realization hits me 
that no one lives forever, they just think they do
and i look back on the moments of passion i shared i realized that i was too late to be there
but early enough for next year
ive lived 17 years and it hits me that i no longer fear death
just the matter of dying 
and my life signs deteriorate, as do i
and i seriously consider getting high 
but i stop and i laugh. what would that do?
and i just keep looking back
Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2000-11-28 12:19:39
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:05
Poem ID: 58677

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