i do not know the universe

 

i do not know the universe

i don’t think that it knows me

Just a brief glimmer bright

from one spark of moonlight

in a vast expanse of deep eternal sea

 

i do not know my purpose

i don’t know my allotted time

i seek my soul for what I lack

then give all the pieces back

for all is borrowed and never truly mine

 

i do not know tomorrows

nor what promises they hide

i set my sails by winds of change

batten down and rearrange

tossed in ebb and flow of ever-changing tide

 

i do not know my lovers

nor do I know my friends

we are points along a crooked line

in short distance and in fleeting time

dancing to a tune that sadly always ends

 

i know only of the moment

i know only of my heart

and those who choose to run the race

in an imposed practical restrictive space

will find themselves a universe apart

 

 

                                              s. paul (May 2021)