Why can no one hear my silent screams?
I speak my mind, yet no one knows what I mean.
They say that I am quiet, I say "Less is more."
The key to my "enlightenment"? Just open the door.
Open the door! Open the door! Come see what is inside.
I challenge you a question. You want the answer? Wait, do not hide...
Some ask for my mind. They ask what it is that I can see.
They ask for the truth, and when I tell them, they must flee.
Some look for answers. Some say they believe.
Some seek to have it all. And to them? Nothing is received.
Reach for the stars, let not this world hold you down.
In this journey of life, it is always homeward bound.
Do not strive for the future while forgetting the past.
The mistakes we've made and those lessons learned...without them we won't last.
Some point fingers. Some trade places. They refuse to take blame.
To them truth is benign, to me, they have no name.
What does this mean? What is it that I am trying to say?
To tell the meaning of it all, could take more than a day.
Now a search begins. A search that has no limit in time.
To find people worthy, to experience these words of mine.
Does that seem rash? Must I put them to the test?
To be a friend or lover of mine, they must stand above the rest.
They must be loving, and caring, and forgiving, and kind.
Qualities some take for granted. Qualities, that are hard to find.
Who will be the person? Who are the people to bring happiness in me?
To see me through the bad times. No more "I's"...there is only "We".
This is the quest, the true journey of what I seek.
To be myself, to share myself, to loving people any day of the week.
How long will it take? Only time and luck will tell.
To have these things in my life? That is a life lived well.
I am alive! Alive! Come one, come all and see.
Experience the best gift I have to offer, the very essence of me.
Matt Segin
12/99