12 years have passed
Since I said goodbye to my youth
As well as the fun times
12 years have passed
And the strength I had when I was younger
is no longer with me
12 years have passed
Since my generation had their final swan
song
And those people that I once knew are
long gone
Long gone from my mind
Long gone from my senses
Long gone from my heart
12 years have passed
And many generations have had their
say
Only to have come and gone
12 years later
I can smile
I'm proud of my independence
And what I believe in
And fight for
12 years now
I can have a glass of soda
Drinking while I'm in thought
Smiling
And perhaps having the last laugh
After all this time
These 12 years
The ice cream truck is still on duty
After such a long time
After these 12 years
At night
During this period of time
Somewhere in the distance
Someone plays a song of wistfulness
On a lonely trumpet
After these 12 years
Justin Gildow
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/12-years-3/
