Poetic Surge - #StayWoke - #1 - "You"

Today is a day where my mind wonders and ponders the truth we've left asunder
As adults, we still play the same games we've played since we were younger.
I know life is short, your strings pull taut, times running out, there's so much to do.
But for once in your life can you walk outside and have a day that’s not about you?

For me? Life’s been really hectic and so selfish I've been,
I've been down, been up, been left, been right, and gad damnit I've been mean,
I've been cocky, stuck up, annoying, self-appeasing, and real blue,
Emotionally unstable and full of myself, I forgot that there existed a "You"

A You who also struggle with life, family, relationships, and love,
A You who seeks the same peace, joy, and security from above,
A You who also wants to someday have a career that is tight,
A You who’s tired of the pain and wants to make their life right.

A You who's lost sense of the truth because religion is blurred,
A You who's tired of the silence and simply wants to be heard,
A You who's caught up in the struggle of "what to do", "what to say",
A You who's cried and cried and cried but never took the time to pray.

A You who seeks to feel fulfilled in the good things that you give,
A You who's looking for a friend who will love, trust and forgive,
A You who's tired of the worry, work, the sweat and the tears,
A You who's done with standing still and want to ride the frontier.

A You who laughs, smiles, cries, hopes, dreams, and believes,
A You who seek, find, lose, help, give and receive,
A You who play, wait, hurt, hate, sing, and still pray,
A You who sit on your SteemIt reading what I wrote today.

For you my friends, enemies, family, strangers, and people I've barely met,
Sometimes in life, we say and do things that we often later regret,
And since I know that life is hard and sometimes tempers will fly,
Words will spit, people will kick, and friends will say last goodbyes,

I wrote these thoughts that can't be bought but could express what I've felt,
Cause lately I’ve been looking around and people are all about themselves,
And since I care, never fear, but choose to simply state the truth,
I shared my heart, the only part that can share my love with you.

WAKE UP! makeup, take up your ego and today just let go,
Of you agenda and remember...well...to take each day slow,
And man, don’t worry about tomorrow because she worries about herself,
And take some time to share your mind and heart with someone who needs your help.

Craig A.
Dreamer | Investor | Writer | Entrepreneur | Friend