Lessons in Life

Defeated by the miseries of time
These hopeful eyes, bear no more life 
Standing strong, walking headlong 
The feet dragging burdens of doubt


Progress and satisfaction, deluded 
Into weary bits of melting snow 
Look about to the whites rundown 
And find frozen tears, abandoned 


Wish for a hand to guide through
These dark times of despair and pain 
Find instead a soul, strong and proud
Determined to fight the fate ahead 


Tough lessons in life came away
Losing or learning, forgot my venture 
Cry to the wee hours of morning 
Till the dusk of this passing day


Waking up, to the bright new day 
Full of hopes and miseries await 
Never short of one simple thing 
That of learning, again and again.