wanting – Picking Up Roots

Desires

what is wanting
but a weight up on the soul
dragging our thoughts
to that one more thing
of our desires -
blinding our minds
to all that we have -

it is never enough,
we're left filled
with the aches of longing;

if we open our hearts,
our eyes and our minds
we will see
we have so much,
all we need

The Job

unfulfilled, uninspired - 
a subject to aimless leadership -
feeling bereft of 'enough,'
not knowing - 
not being challenged -
to discover what will fill that void,
unsure of my wants,
secure in my needs,
certain I am missing
a vital puzzle piece of happiness;

maybe this is it,
maybe this is life,
maybe this is just what work is,
I still want to believe
it is something more

Wanting Dreams

I want that deep blue-green
of oceanside that feeds my soul,
and the smell of the salt
that rides the wind;
I want the soothing calm of the waves
lapping upon the rocks,
and the music of the birds
at the break of day;
I want the stillness of the night 
echoing across the bay,
and that feeling of place,
that I've come home
              do I want too much
              what is life without dreams