Lost Treasure

Within our minds we strive to achieve
We are taught to go for the gold
So we focus and we practice
We even cut people from our lives as a sacrifice

Then we justify those sacrifices by convincing ourselves it's ok
we continue on trying to accumulating glory and wealth
but every step we take and every breath we breathe
the dream we inspire to become seems to always fall between our knees

the years go by and we get a little older each time
You begin to realize that certain things you cant do anymore
So you bare down and sacrifice a little more
You cut the cords with friends and you stop talking to those that seem to love you

And without blinking an eye you convince yourself it will be different the next time
But the fame doesn't show and the gratitude doesn't flow
Then you lift your head up for moment only to realize no one is there
The girl you once knew left you because you didn't show her how much you cared

So back to the grind you turn off your heart so you can try just one more time
So you write another story knock on another door
but the phone calls and letters you hope for never come
then for a moment you think about the one that once loved you

and you remember how that used to feel before the chase for gold had an appeal
so you do a google search to find her name thinking maybe life's the same
but then you discover she took on another name
and suddenly your heart flicks on and you begin to feel all the pain

there she is with children and a husband
and you suddenly find yourself falling to the ground clenching your chest
you feel the pounding of your heart and the dizziness of your mind
glancing up at a calendar you then realize you let twenty years slip by

and suddenly a numbness that you feel deep inside as your body slowly goes cold
Then a faint memory slips through and you remember her saying how she loves you
But you were so caught up in yourself and you never gave her a sign
And you begin to realize that lost treasure that you've been seeking all your life

That gold, that silver, that trophy, that medal, that acknowledgement and idolization
Came in the shape of a heart, a heart of love, compassion, adoration,
When a simple I love you too would have brought you the riches you so desired
Instead you now have a lost treasure and the agony of emptiness deep inside.