The Way Of The Worlds

When you’re young and wondering
What on earth will become of you
Something about the world will always
Reach out and grab you
And open your eyes to its wonder and grace
Until that is all you can think of
And so you practice and fight to get better
At whatever it is that you’ve chosen to be
And at some point you become what that is
And then you find
It just isn’t enough
That’s the way of the mind
Once you’ve mastered something and made it yours
It no longer will hold a mighty grip on you
And so you wonder what on earth will become of you
And begin it all over again
And yet now you’ve become older and gnarled
And no longer have the stamina to practice night and day
It’s the terrible truth of the world that we live in
That we are here for just a short time
Even though perhaps it seems forever when you are young
Once you’ve grown old
Your time is seems to go by too fast
And before you know it
You find that you fear the end
And that end comes much too fast
To take you away
Maybe somewhere to try it all again