this day as i rest

so many trying
to get by,
to land the deal,
to make it through,
to understand the questions,
to hear the right answers,
to feel and love,
to become involved.

so many living
day by day,
making the grade,
hoping for enough to get by,
wishing there was just a little more.

so many feelings
and not enough time
to understand them all,
to feel them out,
to quench the fear,
to lose the doubt.

so many hurt
in a hurry
to find the time,
to learn the lessons
to carry the flame
to quench the pain.

so many moments
to lose yourself,
to find the need,
to plant the seed
to be yourself
to find yourself
to lose yourself
all over again.

so we move
so we try
so we tend to the cries
so we lose
so we win
so we never begin

churning bodies
trying so hard
to find the question
why.

when it has always been
there
staring into
your eyes.