--- title: And my question on life is why date: 2009-06-09T15:32:24Z modified: 2009-06-09T15:32:24Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/and-my-question-on-life-is-why/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 704 categories: - Life Poems tags: - Life Poems - why featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/walk_away.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2009-06-09T15:32:24Z --- ![walk_away](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/walk_away-225x300.jpg "walk_away") it seemed forever every second felt like an hour time seemed to slow down when it was really unnecessary; i guess i got lost trying to be [someone else](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/through-someone-elses-eyes.md), somewhere along the way i left myself behind; everything i touched was golden, everthing i loved got broken, every mistake i’ve ever made has been replayed over and over again as i got lost along the way; some said i was a lost man in my own fantasy world, but then i would probably be dead by now; growing tired and weary, waiting, i stepped out for some [fresh](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/breath-of-fresh-air.md) air; standing still in [emotions](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/prisoner-emotions.md) that i cannot show, i feel there is [nothing else](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/nothing-else-matters.md) left for me to do here; everytime i try to [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/its-just-like-a-dream.md), memories still haunt me, over and over again replaying in my head; as darkness comes and my world [fades to black](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/fade-to-black.md) i reach for life (love) but grab thorns instead yet i laugh and walk away like I always do; – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – based on events from my life. i am walking [away from things that i believed to be mine and from people who i thought to be my friends](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/my-far-away-friend.md). While i just laugh and walk away, like i always do, at [times](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/times-go-by-turns.md) i try to find a reason but waste countless hours/days. i came back to life for a reason, but going back without one. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed. image taken from a photobucket [album](http://media.photobucket.com/image/walk%20away/AlwaysThinking_2007/walk_away.jpg). all rights to the original uploader. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –