All That Remains

Its better to have loved and lost
Then to have never loved at all

Thats bullshit

Nothing more than a feel good line
A weak attempt to soften the blow
Something only people who have lost would say
Could understand the need for

Whats better is the dream
The hope of what might be
The desire behind it all
That is better than losing love

I had love
I had my dream
I know what its like
That knowing is what makes losing it unbearable

I wish I hadn't loved
That I didn't experience my dream

The problem with dreams
Is that they lose their draw once you achieve them
The drive is gone
The magic dissipates

Sometimes when we get our dream
We become entitled
As if there is no more work to be done
We get complacent

We forget the fight
We take it for granted
We dont appreciate it
We no longer deserve it

I had everything I ever wanted
I had a family
Something to be a part of
Someplace to belong

A home

Now I have nothing
I hoped for so many years
I dreamed for most of my life
Having and losing is not better than the dream

If I could choose between the two
Loving and losing
Or never loving at all
I'd take the latter without hesitation

Because a life after losing it all
Is not a life worth living
A life where you know what is missing
Is a life of constant torment

Be careful what you wish for
Because you just might get it

The thing with wishes...
Is that theres always a catch

It is better to never have loved
Then to have loved and lost

The memory of love stays
The feeling of loss stays
They haunt you
They change you
They imprint on your soul

Until all that remains is regret