life – Page 24 – Picking Up Roots

You

I wonder
how things might have been different -
what would have changed -
if I'd found inspiration
and a clearer understanding of myself
earlier in my life;

I stop at wonder,
it wouldn't be worth
living another life
that didn't have you

Wisdom

these constant aches
throbbing through muscle and joints,
are a reminder
that I am alive -
that I have lived -

they are the cost
of the experiences
that have brought what small wisdom
I possess;

I would not numb them,
nor wish them away,
to do so
would be to lose
valuable parts of myself,
I will hold on

Limitless

unlimited

when you are free
of self-imposed restraints -
when your mind can fly -
there is nothing to hold you;

when you understand
what you have
is what you want
your life's possibilities
become

limitless