For Youth

If you want me to pretend
I don’t think that I could heal again
I woke in the morning dew
Chide myself for winding up for youth
I’m sorry if I’m too discrete
Stubborn and shy is no way to leave
Living’s easy to get by
Painless to forget just when to die

A road diverged
But they both lead home
Do you know of a place we can go
Not to run not to hide
But to buy us time
So we can grow so we can know
So we can grow so we can know

If you want me to regret
Missing our window I’ll take the rest
What’s best isn’t what’s preferred
Happiness is a doubled edged word
Such is the way so it seems
Stay afloat long enough you can breathe
Living’s easy if you try
To push thoughts of flying away aside