It Is What It Is

Regretfully and with a sigh, 

I finally close the book

And place it gently on the shelf 

with one last painful look

The shelf itself is in my mind 

and filled with memories

A collection of emotions

– this too is one of these

I need to live the moments 

because always is too long 

The secret’s in the letting go, 

it’s reckless to hold on

The pain will surely happen 

and the hurting is intense

So take the loss and don’t look back, 

just use some common sense

Adversity will teach you much, 

and hope you may have learned

That in this thing we all call life, 

one’s hopes sometimes get burned.