Who would have thought that at the age of forty one I would be back here, like a message in a bottle washed up on a beach, back to where it all began, back to square one... who would have thought this would be my life - still looking, still learning, still believing, still falling from grace whenever my feelings get the better of me, still a part of a multi-layered and multidimensional game that ultimately cannot be won... who would have thought that someone could do so much, that someone could feel so much, that someone could meet so many others - but still able to find themselves waking up and asking themselves: did that all really happen, or was it all just a dream? who would have thought that with all the knowledge that someone can accumulate over a life that they can still at times feel lost for words by new mysteries... who would have thought that my journey through life would be like that of the path of a cyclist within a velodrome - going around and around in a constantly repeating circuit - or like that of a man in maze searching for the centre as well as a way out... who would have thought that I would still find a reason to smile while witnessing the first light of the sun... who would have thought that every day I would still be surprised by the world, by people, and by myself - here and now, at the grand old age of forty one.
inspiration
A Poem A Day #183: Right
A Poem A Day #182: String Poetry
A Poem A Day #181: Bubbles
A Poem A Day #180: Play Time
A Poem A Day #179: All in the signs
A Poem A Day #178: First Day
A Poem A Day #177: The Teacher
A Poem A Day #176: Graduation
My Poem “The things that we will do”
Sometimes it is amazing the lengths that people will go to... sometimes it is amazing the things that people will do for a friend, for a family member, for a companion, for a complete stranger in order to help them out and give them support in some way... sometimes people will do things for the people who mean the most to them that they would not dream of doing for anyone else; however when the time arrives and when the need arises for someone to step up and do something extraordinary some people always manage to go the extra mile, to pull out all the stops, in order to make sure that their devotion for someone is in full display... sometimes the things people will do for love are the most extreme - some people have been known to act in such a manner and to accomplish such feats of inspiration and endurance that they might rival those with the greatest intellectual or physical prowess... sometimes the things that people can accomplish when the clock is ticking and when time is running out and when a decisive decision needs to be made speak volumes about the capability and the capacity of people - especially when they are under duress... sometimes life tests us all, because sometimes something or someone wants to see what we're all made of and to what tune our heart rings true... sometimes it amazes me what things people, including myself, depending on the time and the place we find ourselves, will ultimately be compelled to do.
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