Till it's Gone

People have this saying.

"You don't realize what you had and how much you'll miss it till it's

 gone...."

Isn't that obvious though?

Of course,

 You are going to miss something you can't have back.

You had it for a reason in the first place.

Why would you miss it when you have it?

~

I tell you...

I have cried....

I have cried countless times thinking about things that I won't always have.

Family/Friends.

Money.

Health.

Time.

~

All this time....

All those precious moments,

 Sitting in grief.

Simply from not enjoying what I have at the moments I have it.

Missing things I already have.

Wasting so much raw emotion on what's right here.

I can't feel happy that I have it.

For fear of never having it again.

Good memories that feel like heartaches.

Heartaches that feel like bottomless voids.

~

 I realize what I have.

I realize what I eventually won't have.

I appreciate so much of everything that is around me.

Because of that,

 My good memories are my saddest.

They are the most cherished.

The good times I have,

The people in my life,

Things that I have accomplished,

 Will always be memories.

Memories that diminish over time.

The unknown amount of time I have left....

~

Enjoy the moment you're in.

 Deal with what you lose when you lose it.

Take a breath,

Love your surroundings,

Make someone smile.

Be happy with what you got.

Even in all you have...

One day...

None of it will exist.

~

 "You only miss the Sun when it snows."

 Don't we all??

 Don't we also miss the snow when the sun comes?

You're never going to be happy if you can't learn to move on.

Look forward to what is coming.

Let go of what is holding you back.

If you didn't realize what you had before,

Now is your chance.

~

 I guarantee you,

 No matter how much you love that Sun...

It's going to snow at least once.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Very wise and good words in the poetry.
"You only miss the Sun when it snows."
Don't we all??"
For the most of us. We learn too learn. Had something good and we cannot have no-more. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Justin]

that was really good :) u were able to capture a lot of emotion in it ;) GREAT JOB