Treadmill of life
I want to get off
Not forever
Just long enough to smell the roses
Maybe longer

After a time
Aspirations of youth
Mostly fade
Replaced by the
Reality of our existence

With hope and destiny
Flashes of insight
In a moment
Provide light to a darkened world
And feed a yearning hunger

Life
In all its wonder
Is meant to be experienced…
In freeing our hearts
Our souls must follow