Understanding?

[RikEnglish]

for a while, I thought I understood
what I still don't understand
and now, at last, I've come to know
nothing ever goes as planned

I used to think I understood
what may never, ever, be
it's clear that's just the way of things
at least, perhaps, for me...

yes, maybe understanding is
a tad bit over-rated
or, maybe, as the seasons go
our thoughts become too jaded

but, maybe understanding this
might leave me more elated
or, maybe each new morning brings
back memories once faded...

now, the end result is: nothing true
is truthfully understood
and, the understanding needed here
compels me that I should

believe it old, yet, see it new
which seems to me quite odd
to see that's just the way things are
convinced it's really not

still, maybe understanding means
to never quite know it all
that maybe, with each passing year
our hearts learn to take the fall

but, maybe life's a pot of beans --
diff'rent colors, large and small
or, maybe understanding starts
from reading "writing on the wall"


by Rik English (written 5 Jan 2015)
[Posted 1 Feb 2015]