All the Things We Thought We Wanted (poem)
All The Things We Thought We Wanted
Long time ago
We made up stories
about
All the things we thought we wanted
Things
ALL OF THE THINGS
So.....
Very....
Many......
Things.......
The love that we would die for
Cars
Weddings
Babies
Houses.........
Lists upon lists
And scads upon scads
Of
All The things we wanted
So we travel down the path
And meander in the dark
Feeling round about for
shiny bright things
Grabbing at them
Padding around for them
Ready, Hit, Mark
we are told we want them
Need them,
want them
We are born and bred
Just so
Because that’s just what you do
And that’s just how it goes
Heart to heart
and
Step to step
It’s easier moving with the flow
Head down eyes tight
Don’t dare veer over the sides
“If you DON’T grab fast the shiny bits,
Son
you are going to miss the ride”
So you want
Those,
cars,
homes,
weddings
and loves.....
Make that big machine roar!!!
But
Feeling lost,
And alone
and on your own
somehow left you wanting
More......
existence
And need
Can make the heart bleed
From trying to even the score
The things we wanted
BREAK
And up the fear shakes
As “things” can
cease to bring us joy
So Big brother yells
“Keep them eyes down and your fists held tight. Never loose sight of the prize
You want to be a winner son????
You know....in life....??
You need ALL OF THE THINGS to thrive”.
for all of the things we thought we wanted....
Can quickly
fall and crumble.....
As we sit there watching
Knowing
Watching
The understanding that it brings
That none of the wants
mean all that much
In the grand scheme of things
Wants can bring us joy
and sometimes happiness....
They shine you up
great glossiness
In all the best of ways....
But take a minute
before you decide
to WANT your life away.
Dig in hard and listen to your heart that might be whispering no.....
It’s ok sweet friend
not to want the things
big brother tells us so.
Take a breath
and sink way deep down
into your big
vivacious soul.
Cause down inside we know
That
Vows get broken.....
Hearts do die.....
Cars rust out....
Babies cry......
And the world will keep on spinning
until we all eventually go.....
Off into the great beyond
Where we can’t take
our precious, sweet cargo
Morbid?
Uh.....
Yes
You
Bet
But I’ve got good news for you.
All the things you thought you wanted
All those things you ever wanted
.
Are
Right
Inside
Of
You