Never fear
There's a heart in here
Somewhere
Still mulling things over
Still recovering
From the last fifteen years
I guess my adolescence
Lasted longer than most
Too many dead-end roads
Too many heavy loads
And U-turns
Sometimes, yes, it still burns
My foolishness that led me
For too long
Just because I take so long
To learn certain lessons
Doesn't mean I didn't learn them
And just because I know the
Answers now
Doesn't mean I won't someday
Repeat my mistakes
Just because I'm more careful now
Doesn't mean I won't wreck it all
Again
(What can I say?)
No excuses, though, shall be emitted
Anymore
What's left for me,
Except to lift up my head,
Walk on,
And keep asking questions
Just Because.