It Surely Wasn'T Meant To Be Poem by Mark Kosek

I've done alot of mentoring
In all my years of coaching teams
Picked them up and brushed them off
Pumped them up and instilled their dreams
Used both heavy hands and also soft
To mold them and guide them responsibly
I thought I'd make a great father once
But it surely wasn't meant to be.

I dated a bunch of pretty girls
Some I liked and some it seemed
would be the one to rock my world
Make me happy, fulfill my dreams
I was even voted most likely to marry!
Check the yearbook and you'll see.
I thought I'd find a life long love
But it surely wasn't meant to be.

Now I know my life's not over
But things don't look so good to me
As I sit here in this empty room
Changes are getting harder to see
I have to play the hand I'm dealt
While preparing for my destiny
No one said it would be easy
As I've gotten used to spending my time with me.

There hasn't been many joyous things
That let my heart fill with glee
Alot of lonliness and pain
Both physical and emotionally
So I'm resigned to the fact that this is it
And with deepest anguish I decree
I was convinced I'd have a happy life
But it surely wasn't meant to be.

The third part of the poem is like a bridge in a
song and has a different rhythm.

6/23/09 while in bed