A Healing Truth

( Tommy Mondello )

Everything has changed now from when you were a kid

  Those things that once made you go wow

     Have disappeared within the years... into obscurity---

I drove myself into the past... back to the old neighborhood

  Just overwhelmed by a rush of unforgetable thrills

Fighting back nostalgic tears... as if I really could

  I rediscovered innocence... inhaled youth

     And cringed at every one of those painful spills---

It's strange how priorities fade

  A feeling that was so invincibly strong

     Has somehow left your heart

Replaced by commitments... responsibilities... costly deadlines to be made

  Never even realizing that the cycle of life

     Was slowly dismantling your childhood... part by part---

To stand in that place where you stood some 30 years ago

  Just slows the spinning world for a precious moment or two

Giving you time to embrace your roots... the foundation of your soul

  Validating your existence to yourself is such a wonderful healing truth---

The looking back enables you to move forward

  To conquer new days with optimistic freedom

Realizing how once our season's were everlasting

  We now cherish every moment in time

     Confident in knowing that our strength is found within the person we believe in---

Our common sense tells us that we must grow up

  To become a cog within the wheel

     Contributions to a winning team rolling towards success

But never forget that path you walked so long ago

  When life was simple... even Santa was real

     And you were completely unaware of such adult themes

        As worry... fear... and stress---

Live forever as a child

  Never allow the flame to die

Ignite each day with a grinning smile

  And embrace the luxury of not always understanding the reasons why---

+++ True living is found within the innocence +++