when will i learn ?

when will I learn to see the forest for the trees  
and live my life like the birds and the bees  
 
when will I learn that life's worth living,  
if for no other reason than the loving and giving  
 
when will I learn to go easy on myself;  
i'm the only one I have, and my wealth is my health  
 
when will I learn to formulate a dream,  
when it's fulfilled-what will it all mean?  
 
when will I learn to maintain a friendly disposition,  
even if faced with a hostile opposition  
 
when will I learn not to let judgements pass;  
scrutinize the mind and clear as glass  
 
when will I learn to keep an open mind  
when truths revelations loom larger with time,  
and flies in the face of what I now find  
 
when will I learn every sunrise is a blessing,  
as not much lives without her warmth and caressing  
 
when will I learn not to waste my time  
feeding little egos of friends, and mine  
 
when will I learn I can't always be right,  
and someone I disagree with very well might  
 
when will I learn to trust my fellow man;  
pull the head out the sand,  
stick my neck out and lend a helping hand?  
 
when will I learn...