Alive and Well...

Looking back at the years,
there's so much I could tell.
I made it through despite my fears,
and I'm still alive and well.
Those early times, first on my own...
were sometimes a private hell.
I thought I'd finally found a home,
but that was until I fell..
I fell in love with someone,
or so that's what I thought.
When it finally came undone,
it was a lesson I never forgot.
Time kept passing, as time does,
it carried me along.
I made mistake along the way,
and choices that were wrong.
Each time that I took a fall,
I got back on my feet.
The biggest lesson of them all,
was learning not to accept defeat.
Of course there's times you cannot win,
from those you walk away.
Just to start all over again,
on another day.
I made many friends thru the years,
most I tried to keep.
Shared some laughter and some tears,
parting made me weep.
But I also found the heart does heal,
if given the time it takes.
Life's painful lessons are very real,
like learning from mistakes.
Good and bad times are all a part,
of living life each day.
If you knew it all from the start...
there'd be no price to pay.
But as we know, nothing's free,
nothing of which I'm aware.
At times it's hard to pay the fee,
other times its easy to share.
My story, only I can tell,
as I sit here today.
And here I am, alive and well..
trying to have my say.
I can only pass my knowledge on,
for whatever good it'll do.
No decisions will be based upon,
anything I knew.
Lessons are best learned from mistakes,
you'll find this to be true.
And I guess that's what it takes,
in this life to get us through.
Don't walk past the flowers,
be sure to stop and smell.
Their fragrance has the power,
to remind you, your alive and well.
Share a smile with someone,
you pass on the street.
Do the things that must be done,
then give yourself a treat.
Forget all the bad things,
that's not the place to dwell.
Just listen as the bird sings,
and be glad your alive and well...