I remember yesterday.
It seems so long ago.
Life was full of promise,
full of hope,
and full of opportunity.

Easy dreams graced my days,
while rainbows shared
their pots of gold.
My sunset demeanor
gave me life,
filling my youth
with brilliant color.

I remember long ago . . .
Funny, it seems like only yesterday.
Life reached out
before my eager feet
waiting for each step to take.

Walking tall, and unafraid
bold as a raging bull,
I took each step
in confidence
believing in all I was.

Isnâ??t it funny how things can change
in what seems like a drop of a dime;
and how such confidence
can be turned inside out,
leaving a vibrant man
as cold as stone?

No more pots of gold,
or easy dreams.
No sunset demeanor
to color my days.
No more hope
to set the walking pace,
and no more boldness to carry on.

Iâ??m empty.