And people talk
Without thoughts
Remember with fondness
Things that 
Never
Happened 
Relationships that 
Never
Were
Draw pictures of their 
Past
Which never existed
Even though now
They believe they 
Did
And why
To make themselves
Feel better
To make themselves 
Feel real
To make sense
Of the things 
They can make no sense
Of
Maybe it makes
Their life 
Worthwhile
Maybe it makes their 
existence
Justified
Maybe it makes their
Survival 
Tolerable 
Maybe they can
For once believe
There is a point
They are
Important 
They do something
That matters
And all of this 
They could
If only 
They remembered less
And did more
Or painted their lives
Instead of their houses
Doing something truly purposeful 
For once 
In their short lives
Which would last 
So much longer
If they focused
Simply 
On 
Living them