revelations

  
regret is a greeting card  
left at your bedside
the day of your death  
inscribed with the message  
welcome to your life  
too bad you missed most of it  
 
lost in a feeling  
it was nothing but a phantom  
in truth really  
 
you chased down demons  
then traded your heart  
and all the joy there  
for a taste of emptiness  
 
hurts doesn't it?  
 
you left the feast behind
taking the scraps thrown at you  
within weak flirtations  
you never intended to materialize  
 
you went hungry  
when real desire was offered  
in the form of a true man  
who wanted to hand feed you
sex from the table  
yes he loves you that much  
 
are you beginning to see more clearly?  
 
you languished  
inside the wastelands  
inside of loneliness    
there was an oasis opened to you  
your friends waited  
but you were too busy  
you never entered  
 
to and fro you ran  
chasing down lies  
when you always held the truth  
right in your hands  
 
welcome to your death  
sigh you still have time  
to make this gift    
really count for something  
 
come into your life  
with the knowledge it's a treasure  
you can't exchange your ticket  
because you failed  
to make the best of it