With ice picks and striking views
Piercing through,
Or to the savannahs of Africa and the chic sites in Europe.
I may not get to enjoy the safaris or dives
That the adventurer in me longs for
I may not get to speak to a dolphin
And learn from its ways
While swimming in the turquoise waters
Of a far-off island.
I may not be well-known for my speech, voice, or writings;
For my smile, my dancing, my heart.
A film or paper may never detail what I’ve done,
And the things I’ve done may not earn me
Money, respect, praise
Power, influence, friendship.
But I will know every day that I live
Where happiness greater than I ever could imagine lies.
Everything I do has purpose.
No thing that I could be doing would ever make me feel
So complete
So fulfilled.
I am joy personified.
These people – the creation of myself, my husband, my God –
Will change the world.
Will personify
Love, mercy, good will
Kindness, happiness, wisdom
They will know love and happiness
Overcome and drown out hate and pain.
I may not be able to do all the things that I once dreamed
When a teacher said, “Write what you’ll do, what you’ll be.”
Maybe an opportunity will come. Maybe not.
But how was I to know, when I wrote my dreams,
That my dreams were worthy
But nothing
Nothing at all – a moment, a feeling, a thought.
While I may not
Do, have, go
See, experience, live
The things that I dreamed I would.
I have everything.
More.
All.
Even though I may not.
