What Only Time Can Bring

The lessons life teach us are through time alone ⏳

There are some lessons,
No map could ever show
Some truths the heart must wander through,
Before the heart can know

You were not late to wisdom,
Nor foolish, blind, or weak -
You simply could not hear the things,
That only time can speak

Because becoming takes its toll,
And growing asks its price
The stars do not explain themselves,
The first time they arise

Some answers bloom in silence,
Some healing comes in waves
Some doors remain invisible -
Until we learn we’re brave

So forgive yourself for yesterday,
For all you could not see
You were still gathering all the light,
You’d need eventually

And oh, the soul is not a clock,
Nor life a straightened line
We learn things slowly, petal-soft,
In sacred, scattered time

The older moon still pulls the tide,
The trees still bloom with spring 
And you were always meant to learn,
What only time could bring

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I would love for you to check out my recently published book, “Between Then and Now”, a collection of 60 poems written between the ages of 15 and 39, it’s currently being sold at Amazon. It’s also available on kindle unlimited.

Stay tuned for my book “Between Now and Hope.” It will be released sometime this spring. It’s a collection of poems that focus on making this world a better place.

Thank you for taking the time to read my words.