Life's Beautiful Twisted Scheme

In this life we are given free will
Youth is temporary so I am trying to keep time still
Preserve a smile from my grandfather
Mental pictures of my peers before we move on to what else our lives offers
It is invisible and controls our lives
It is invincible and we cannot hide
Time is such an overlooked theme of today
It brings change and there is no means of escape
Whether we choose to or not we must age
Decay and await our fate
Time is money and precious
From every hour and second
Time can be wasted and lost
It teaches lessons but we must interpret the message
We were once children forced to become men
Get educated and find love and settle in
Raise our own fruit until the cycle repeats again
Until memories will be the only evidence left
Same numbers on the clock
They each tell a different story
Same theme different plot
Watching us all grow must be so rewarding
From a baby in the crib
To first day of school meeting new kids
Our first words to speeches
From learning to becoming the one who teaches
Shooting star wishes to our first kisses
Innocence oh how I miss it
Older we get the more difficulties intercepts
That is how we progress so there should be no regret
That high school diploma to that wedding celebration
Being a home owner from being in your parents basement
First job to that promotion
Having grandchildren that make you feel important
Life is beautiful it is easy to notice
Yesterday is in the past
Tomorrow has yet to pass
Just try to make today last
Live in the moments
Before they are gone
You can not postpone the present
It cannot be cloned
Seize the opportunities as they present them self
Make some stories for you to tell
Time tells us where to go
But we decide what each day will hold
I hear relatives reminisce
I see the missing presence of bliss
I smell the love from the kiss of soft lips
I touch the rush of adrenaline given
I taste the waste of corruption and sinning
But time brings change so I follow my intuition
Count my blessings and make my life
With each second is a gift from time
A wise man once told me we must make our life special
We form the gate and key to our potential
So promise myself to never settle
 I do not believe in expectations
My hopes and dreams are not segregated
Pace will change and I am patient
I live only once and I must savor it
Very observant to my surroundings
I understand the human condition all around me
Yearn for acceptance
Belonging somewhere is we are all destined
Waiting on the time to come
Where pain ceases and we feel love
Time has a plan
We may not like it
Give it a chance
We should not fight it
When everything seems irrelevant and insignificant
When depression makes you want to give in
Look at the positive
Time is honest
When you feel empty and obsolete
Let time find the missing piece
The piece you need that will complete
Life's Beautiful Twisted Scheme

- Jigsaw