What would it be like?

What would it be like?

To have the time to do,

When nothing much needs done?

To have the time to think,

And nothing much to think about?

To have the time to care,

And no one there to care about?

To have the time to love,

And no one there to love?

To have the time for passion,

When passion's flame is gone?

Where then be our inspiration,

Our motivation and our goal?

Does life become a wandering,

Whose purpose is untold?

When at the point with so much to give,

We find ourselves removed,

From life's essential rhythms,

And love's unending moves,

Do we become a shadow,

Of our former selves,

Overlooked and not quite real,

In the bustle of the world?

You see it in their eyes,

You hear it in their voice,

The need to be engaged again,

And factor in life's choice.

As for me I do not see,

A quiet ending come,

I must engage within the fray,

And battle forth to be,

The fullest of my self fulfilled,

To challenge every capability.

I'll not have as much the time,

But I'll have time to think and do,

To care and love with passion full for you.

I'll keep life's inspiration,

Along with its demands,

Continuing to define,

A me that's yet to be.

Reviews

[Southern Cross]

Questions that we all must ponder at times, wondering where the answers will take us. Very thought provoking and well written. I liked the way the last stanza drew it all together with hope.

[Emberlorna]

A very passionate, enlightening and thought provoking piece I enjoyed from beginning to end

[Tarry Franck]

Nicely done - great questions

[David Scott]

You asked some profound questions here. We seldom have all of the ingredients at the same time to create the perfect moments... Savor them when they come together!
Thank you for the mental push on this read.

[mandy]

patrick! well done.....it brings to mind what an older person might experience...all those things in abundance when they were young, now that they have time, those things might not be available....but they must persue them to be fulfilled completely......

[s y e]

This is really good! Well done!
A very vivid poem!

[quinfinn]

i think you have been having me followed...this speaks so vividly and directly to me as to almost be unsettling. very profound and thought provoking write