Broken bones and broken hearts

The year that had them all

Flowers. Friends. Fire.

Lay silent on the wall

And I did things, said so many things

A man should never do

By his grace I get another day

To see how well we do

How did I lose track of time, so long ago?

I got stuck in the gate and didn’t want to go

I stumbled and chased and barely made up

I was so far behind, I’d never catch up

The time it wasn’t wasted, so much as I was wasted in time

But I made it here, I made it back, back to the starting line

That’s when my heart opened up

And nearly lifted me off the ground

My eyes opened too that day until they nearly drowned.

I needed it so bad – to feel the sting of life

To only know how good it is

My baby boy, my beautiful wife.

Other paths, I don’t know

Camouflaged or covered as if by snow

But they’re right there for all to see

Will you take the time or let them be?