Thinking

Thinking



I sat down one afternoon

And reflected upon my years

I thought about how much I'd seen

I thought about all the tears



I thought about my weakened heart

How love has been so unkind

I thought about men I'd loved and lost

And the times I'd been left behind



I thought about how I'd been betrayed

The lies caused so much confusion

I thought about how I'd come to believe

That trust is just an illusion



I thought about my family

How much pain and hardship we'd bared

I thought about how much they've meant to me

No one else has ever compared



I thought about times I'd gone without

I tried even harder to gain

I thought about how I wanted sun

But often times just got rain



Then I thought about all the people

Who bared all of this with me

I thought about the kindness of strangers

And how what will be will be



Then I thought about smiling

When I realized I'd been so strong

I thought about how through every trial

Strength kept me happy all along



Then I thought about thinking

And how the sadness had clouded my brain

I thought to myself, Count your blessings

And never once again thought of pain