The Meaning of Life

I woke up this morning
And looked fervently around
I searched and searched and searched
For a revelation, a sight, a sound

I carried the burden of not knowing
Deep into the recesses of the day
I searched and searched and searched
Prodded questioned queried in dismay

I met people, I shook hands I touched lives
The more I committed the more questions arose
I searched and searched and searched
The faces, the lives and stories of others further imposed

I took time to reflect on the way I lived
The deeds done, the words unspoken, the thoughts left unheeded
I searched and searched and searched
The confessions of a life untold unknown unlived

I was asked about the hues bright sparkly new
The shades gliding soaring drifting in my mind
I searched and searched and searched
And found that it was rare, one of a kind

I felt the burden getting heavier
In the place where I think all hearts reside
I searched and searched and searched
Found nothing to heal the cruel pain inside

I spoke to friends I spoke my truth
The wells of thought were like an open book
I searched and searched and searched
My friends were ignorant of where to look

I found the questions ready to take flight
The more I left them unanswered, the more they crowded my mind
I searched and searched and searched
For a release of these demons of might

I withdrew into myself at the end of the arduous day
Drew a long hard breath of defeat of angst of dismay
I searched and searched and searched
Only to realize the answers I searched for were still far away

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