Get

GET

It takes a while
to GET things.

Some things
are earned over time
Age, knowledge
or the taste of wine
or richness of any kind

Some we just
can’t simply earn
Like wisdom, love
or a sense of ‘yearn’
It happens, then we learn.

All these years
I’ve slowly grown
So many things,
I thought I’d known
I GET a few, the rest unknown

Like, I understand
that ‘drive’ is not
something you learn
Nor can be wrought
It simply is, or just is not.

And I GET this too,
like an artist’s high,
That there’s a kick in freedom
Even if fears come by
But keep at it, don’t let courage go dry

And I GET it now
that it’s okay to feel lost
It leads you to seek
& some boundaries crossed
But is worth it, whatever the cost

And do not dread
To step aside,
Watch from a distance,
when you see crowds abide,
Write your own story, let fear slide

Coz it’s always better
than never to have failed,
to have seen new worlds
than never to have sailed
to un-been lands or untrodden trails

‘Fools are those
who would never do it,
Life is to be lived’,
as many have said it,
The difference now, is that I GET it

It does take a while
to GET things,
And when finally it does,
The heart sings,
without pretence, without strings

Yes it will take time
To GET things,
but once you do,
look what it brings,
A few cold winters, a few more springs!

And remember dear
These seasons are your own,
Not sickeningly routine,
Or dry as a bone,
But full of life, even if you’re alone

Like I said before
I GET it now,
That the world’s in our head,
And let me avow,
that nothing matters, unless you allow.