DON’T CRY FOR YESTERDAY
We have our yesterday, a life growing up,
As a child, life can be the hardest lesson.
Painful memories, scars that carry into our tomorrow,
The good times with family, brothers, and sisters we know.
In our past, our close by yesterday as adults,
We have grown and changed, hopefully for the good.
So as children or adults, as long as we are alive,
There will be a today, a yesterday, and a tomorrow.
We dream of the future, these thoughts we have today,
Don’t cry for yesterday, remember it, cherish that part of your life
You made through good times or bad,
Lessons that taught us, let us not today forget that which we’ve learned.
We are born, we have life, and ultimately we die,
In between are given an experience to see this world
That we truly don’t understand.
So, don’t cry for yesterday.
Keith Garrett
keithgarrettpoetry 
I love your message. It makes people think vs. recall
It makes me think about the not-here-and-now way we find ourselves living. You inspire me. Forgive my intrusion, my addendum
Don’t cry for tomorrow
you made it to today
here as the minutes advance
taste them as the chef serves them
don’t compare right now to anywhen
don’t let your pattern-seeking brain
lead you down a road that isn’t there yet
yesterday was a mentor, a coach
but not one you want to lead you
as you digest the new seconds
put them in your box of recipes
remember you may never make those meals again
remember your greatest times were surprises
remember how you invented all those laughs
hold on to the menus of love and happiness
they will serve you as you serve them
Thanks for reading and writing
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 2:26 PM, keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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“There will be a today, a yesterday, and a tomorrow.” Thank goodness for that!
Thank you for reading