To Matter
All you want is to be thought of
Considered
Remembered
For the life you lived
The love you felt
The happiness you spread
But instead, like a leaf floating on top of the wind
The title of the song you heard on the radio
The name of that actor in that one movie
You’re forgotten.
Your tombstone stands untouched
Collecting dust are the memories people once held of you
But they too are gone
Your face is erased from this earth
The trail you left behind slowly covered with the prints of the living
Your touch is no longer felt
Your soul no longer understood
Your voice is silent
You once had it all, people who supported, encouraged, inspired you
And you in turn held the same positive hand in their hearts
But with age, your appearance withered away
As did your spirit
You slipped from one world into the other
Undetected, invisible
In the moment, they cried
Once
But never thought of you again
Maybe every now and then
Drifting thoughts that couldn’t be caged in
But never enough to make you feel
Above all else
Mattered
There minds full of what tomorrow will bring
Neglecting and blocking all thoughts of yesterday
Focusing on number one
Self.
You and only you become what’s important
The priority is seeking happiness
Not others
This is the moment I died to you
I knew nothing mattered more than you
And we both felt the same.