Highs and Lows

I took a ride to the coast,

Just me and nobody else

To unscramble these thoughts in my mind. 

What I remember the most,

Is how lonely I felt

How that pain could leave me feeling so blind. 

I watched the waves on the shore 

Like so many other times before 

And I knew I was where I should be. 

Not to let it consume me,

It was time to forgive,

Even if it meant to agree to disagree.

And the highs get so high,

And the lows get so low

And the things that make us most

Uncomfortable are the things that

Teach us what we all need to know.

Yeah, I saw that fine line,

And I relinquished the chance

To leave it there when I knew I had to go.

I took the long way home,

Turned the music up loud 

And the playlist was worthy to note:

"Don't Miss Your Life" and 

"If I Needed You",

I heard the words of these songs echo the most.

Still I brought them back home,

All these jumbled up thoughts,

As they tumbled right out of my hands. 

I put them all in a jar

That I handed over to you,

And you could see how far back it all began. 

And the highs get so high,

And the lows get so low

And the things that make us most

Uncomfortable are the things that

Teach us what we all need to know.

Yeah I saw that fine line,

And I relinquished the chance

To leave it there when I knew I had to go.

And you lifted me high 

To a place I didn't think I could go 

Not wanting to miss this life,

Knowing I would still always need you 

And learning that together we would still grow

And hold on to each other like we did long ago. 

08.21.17
©Kerri L. Stanley