sadness+aside

 Sadness aside, It had to be, So young and able to confide, Strong and free, Confronting and comforting Sadness aside, Joy almost filling it’s place, Bringing me almost to where I know, Is right, But still so wrong on so many levels, Pain still here, Ecstasy so much farther, So far, Is happiness, That it’s hard to imagine It was once so close Taken for granted Unknown by many Never known until it was gone, Childhoods beauty, It’s simple joys No longer enjoyed, Lacking, Lost, Gone, I wish it was, Still here, It left, So easily, Without asking, It’s gone, For good, Sadness aside, I’ll have to move on, Because now that’s it’s gone, Sadness aside, It’s not coming back.