I Don’t Always Listen



How fast is too fast... 

How slow is too slow…

How do we get on the same page…

How in the world does one know…


These were questions I asked you over…

And over and over and over again…

But your answers kept changing…

Depending on the mood you were in…


When you share our private moments…

While out to dinner with a new friend…

When you share only your side…

And on their advise you so depend…


They only hear your one side…

Which is seen through rose colored glasses…

Without sharing both sides of the story…

You make us both sound like complete asses…


So the advice they may offer…

Might be based on a biased perception….

To make a decision based on their opinion…

Might deserve some self introspection…


I realize I made my own decisions…

Choices for with which I must forever live…

I don’t always listen to my inner voice…

On how much to take or how much to give…


Moving forward I’ll try to be better…

Knowing the difference between right and wrong…

But I doubt very seriously…

That this will be my final song…


Now I have to train my mind…

To stop going down this rabbit hole…

At the end of the day it’s about my attitude…

That will ultimately heal my broken soul…


© 2021 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

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