Any Way You'd Like

By Bruce Clifford

I’ve never been to any place that didn’t matter
I’ve never touched a soul that never cried
I’ve never listened to all this emptiness of chatter
I’ve never waited for this moment to arrive

You can take this any way you’d like
It doesn't matter much to me if you think I’m just not right
If you looked deep within the reflections of my eyes
Then you will finally notice none of this should be any surprise

These things should never matter when the past is laid to rest
These things should never matter when you’re giving it your best

I’ve never taken a second chance that didn’t matter
I’ve never listened to a vision in the wind
I’ve leaped over the hills only to scatter
I’ve never said there wasn’t a place for us to begin

You can take this any way you’d like
It doesn’t matter much to me if you told me to go fly a kite
If you looked deep inside the meaning of my heart
Then you would finally notice there was a single place to start

©4/3/16 Bruce Clifford

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