why do people settle?
why do people leave?
why do people stay?

 

oh, how i wonder about
all three of those questions.

 

to settle.
that is sitting in a 
pile of mud all day
knowing you at least get to 
shower later.

 

to leave.
that is lonely nights with
nothing but the tv and a 
glass of wine to keep you
company.

 

to stay.
that is a cold hug, but
knowing that any form 
of physical touch, 
you will take without question.

 

they all have their own feelings,
and have different paths to follow.
yet, oddly similar to me.

 

whether it be 
settling, 
leaving, 
or staying
a piece of you will be left behind.

 

left behind where happiness 
used to thrive in your soul.

 

where your smile could have 
been the biggest slide
for your child to conquer.

 

your arms would caress him in all that is 
love, and remind him of love. 

 

your future would be filled with 
nothing but completed goals and 
accomplishments.

 

so in reality, why worry about
those three questions?
why not guard your happiness
now? 

 

make those moments of happy 
place thoughts come to fruition.

 

make your daydreams
your actual dream.

 

i mean,
regardless of what your happiness 
may be to you, 
that place, 
that oasis you 
have built for yourself
is yours.

 

and those three questions 
can remain unanswered,
because guarding my
oasis is important to me.

 

the real question is,
how important is yours?