When I once cared,
My heart was open wide,
Full of hope and love,
And bursting with pride.

I gave my all,
Without fear or regret,
And with each passing day,
I grew stronger yet.

I believed in the goodness,
Of all that I saw,
And trusted in the beauty,
Of life's every flaw.

But time has a way,
Of changing one's view,
And as the years went by,
My heart grew more subdued.

The world can be cruel,
And love can be tough,
And though I still care,
It's not quite enough.

For life has a way,
Of teaching us lessons true,
And one of the hardest,
Is learning to see things anew.

So though I once cared,
With all my heart and soul,
I now know that sometimes,
We must learn to...