life – Page 3 – Picking Up Roots

Work

how do we come at it again,
where do we find the reserves
to make one more charge,
to wreck ourselves
once more
upon this barren hill;

do we keep lying to ourselves,
in hopes some part of the journey
will change,
why do we believe;

a partial driver is need:
money is the currency of survival,
but we could find it elsewhere;

so what brings us back,
what piece inside us
makes us feel we need
to make this doomed assault
one more time;

the piece that makes 
each of us
who we are

Change

what I don't know
dwarves what I do,
of this, I'm certain;

am I able
to apply this understanding
in a polarizing world,

to listen and to learn,
without the prejudice
of assumptions,

can I forget my certainties
and open myself up
to all I don't know,

it is the most difficult question
of this life:
can I change

Real

what we are seeking
is firmer ground
from which to face -
and find peace -
in the world

we aren't running away -
we move
from space to space
searching for ourselves,
for understanding,

so that we might
face the world
with heart and eyes open,
clear of mind,
free from preconceived ideas,
filled with the courage
of purpose

we are searching
for ourselves,
for who we would
really be
in this life