Consideration of human relationships - sometimes, people just make each other miserable and though it's tough to decide to change course, it can be the best thing for everyone in the long run.

You've lost all sense of time and being

only now, you notice the life you're living

Take a short break, and on reflection

recognise a creeping infection

in those eyes on the clock, marking time

and bored faces that blankly prophesize.

The dreams you rely on when you're young

creating the memories and having fun

being social - you're now grabbing at straws,

trying to pull back some vague applause

wishing those days of fun would return

once more; and now you feel the burn.

The lies we so often tell ourselves

to keep us from the merry hell

the worries and cares, the moods and fighting

people don't change, or just won't try to

though we may hope, they'll never manage

relationships get patched, but with permanent damage

Fundamentally lacking in trust and respect,

if you express fear, they just deflect;

what an awful state of mind they're in,

to a depressing way of life they cling

emotions running so high all the time;

of people pretending that they're just fine.

You might stay to fight another day

but don't let sadness win along the way

it's an awful wrench when people move on

but bitter arguments are never won.

There's no good time to say goodbye...

but don't sit and cry - just wave and smile.