Realization Poem by Ray Hansell

Here I am doing
What I said I wouldn't do
I'm passing the night away
Laying here thinking of you

I find it so very difficult
Not to think of you
But the feelings that I felt
Just grew and grew and grew

It's a funny thing when you're alone
The mind can wander free
Sometimes taking you to a place
You don't really want to be

When it comes to the matters of the heart
Some things are hard to explain
Because when you find you've lost at love
You now learned the meaning of pain

Now I realize many people
Have lost at love before
In their hearts they didn't know
Just what they were headed for

But I also know many people
Had love that lasted forever
To them I would say
Congratulations on your wonderful endeavor

Now I'm not giving up on love
That would be a foolish thing to do
No, I have come to the realization
That I just have to give up on you


9-11-18/Rjh