Siobhan Livingstone - 2nd Time Around

2nd time around <br />You hold back, <br />hesitate, procrastinate. <br />Truth be told - <br />perhaps you're too old. <br /> <br />The days of jumping in <br />regardless, <br />Or falling in, <br />doe eyed and blinded <br />by the light in their eyes, <br />by the smile on their face, <br />by the words on their tongue, <br />by the sweetness on their lips <br />has long passed, <br />usurped by opened eyed caution. <br /> <br />Pragmatic or is that <br />phlegmatic attitudes <br />curb enthusiasm, <br />protect the heart <br />yet strangle the love <br />ready to live. <br /> <br />Siobhá Livingstone<br /><br />Siobhan Livingstone<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/2nd-time-around/