Sometimes a little reflection can be a good thing.

Lost Youth

Once long ago, so very long ago

There was a certain kind of magic in life

That let you see suffering,

Without suffering yourself

That let you hurt

Without feeling the pain

That let you view death

But left you feeling indestructible

That let you be at peace

When all around you was in turmoil

Oh how I wish for those days gone by,

When I could laugh, when I could cry

When everything was so important,

But never really mattered