Towards a Life Well Served

TOWARDS A LIFE WELL SERVED

I waited...

...with breath held tight

That soon would see

The reunion

A spiritual communion

But face to face

With anticipation

My heart did race

Twas not meant to be

That moment

Come and gone

Another scar

Another heart rent

I contemplate, I sit

When we focus

On this world of dust

Our hearts neglect

Our souls doth rust

The pain washes the dust

From our eyes lenses

More clearer do we see

What is ephemeral

What is reality

This does not change the fact

That our hearts break

With pain we ache

And reflect upon

What is seemingly

A grand mistake

Why is it to another, we turn

Allowing our hearts, to burn

With the flame of self

For when on another

We do rely,

For our purpose, our “why”

We lose focus

And our reason doth die

That which,

I find hard to cope

Tis to wish for oneself

And dare to hope

This hope, my enemy to be

For hope leads to loss

Loss to sorrow

And sorry, my destiny

So why is it

A man of reason

Doth repeat

This personal treason

I contemplate, I sit

We lowly ones

Are dual in nature

Never intended

To be alone

Desiring to with another

Make a home

And upon this earth

Together roam

For some it seems

(Which includes me)

Tis not meant to be

For that destiny

From us doth flee

Leaving us wanting

Empty

Where does that lead me now?

This void

I find within

Cannot seeming be filled

From without

I seek sanctuary

From my redoubt

And as my protection

I reach out

And give my all

In some way

This assuages the heart

For the emptiness I find within

I do not in others, let begin

I live many a life

Within my heart

Many a story

Doth play out

Taking the place

Of a life effaced

Life is short

We are but one generation

Disappearing into another

And that to another

And on we go

Tomorrow comes and goes

The years fly

And who knows

The day comes

We are gone

And all this becomes

Meaningless in the end

For in what direction

Did we bend

Towards our self

Or to a greater goal

One to others

We have served

Now that truly is

A life deserved

-Shiidon, February 2015