A Matter Of Times Poem by Daniele Cerasoli

Life is full of

Words we don't want to hear
But have to listen to;
Actions we don't want to take
But we have to do;
Pain we don't want to suffer
But have to receive;
Things that we don't think will happen
But have to believe;
Images we don't want to view
But have to see;
People that we love
But have to set free;
Pleasures that we wish to know
But have to sacrifice;
Actions that we didn't want to take
But will have to pay the price;
Things that we don't want to know
But we have to learn;
Moments we won't want to work for
But we have to earn;
Things we didn't want to happen
But we have to bear;
Spotlights that we want to ourselves
But we have to share;
Moments that we want to forget
But have to relive;
People we've been hurt by
But we have to forgive;
People that we don't like
But we have to respect;
Mistakes we don't want to learn from
But we have to correct;
Times when we want to back down
But we have to fight;
Times when we're alone
But have to reach for the light;
Things that we don't want to get
But have to retrieve;
Places we want to stay forever
But have to leave;
Places we don't want to be
But have to show;
People we can't live without
But have to let go.