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Unknown Path
Down unknown paths we walk, on and on relentless. Monotony never ending, existences apparently eventless. Eyes glazed as vistas roll past in a dream, seemingly endless. Hoping the next hill is were we take our rest, we go on and on searching for the best , rejecting anything short of absolute perfection
Why are we so persistent, insistent that there is always something more lying in wait, never pausing for reflection, yet we struggle for meaning, what little there is we fail in gleaning. On and on through the generations, what plagues us is ever rising expectations, always leaving us looking for more, unwitting gifts from those gone before. Temptation whispers in unnoticing ears, minds may ignore it but who knows the egos extent, somehow it always hears. Will we ever be content, will our tomorrows forever be a torment, our future a brightly gleaming star only ever seen from afar. Struggling for power, for greed, for lust, for temptations sakes, in our present we will never trust, something we will never embrace and play for the rising stakes. You walk this path with eyes wide shut, and your bliss lies in the arms of ignorance, while you look to the future awaiting your potential pleasure, I'll look to the flower you would trample underfoot, and it's provenance will be my treasure.
Why are we so persistent, insistent that there is always something more lying in wait, never pausing for reflection, yet we struggle for meaning, what little there is we fail in gleaning. On and on through the generations, what plagues us is ever rising expectations, always leaving us looking for more, unwitting gifts from those gone before. Temptation whispers in unnoticing ears, minds may ignore it but who knows the egos extent, somehow it always hears. Will we ever be content, will our tomorrows forever be a torment, our future a brightly gleaming star only ever seen from afar. Struggling for power, for greed, for lust, for temptations sakes, in our present we will never trust, something we will never embrace and play for the rising stakes. You walk this path with eyes wide shut, and your bliss lies in the arms of ignorance, while you look to the future awaiting your potential pleasure, I'll look to the flower you would trample underfoot, and it's provenance will be my treasure.
Published 13th Dec 2012
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21st Aug 2013 3:58am
I enjoyed this. Had like a bit of what is the meaning of life, questioning our purpose message to it while most people choose the convenience of blind ignorance.
Damn..... I'd almost forgotten I'd written this. Feels like such a long time ago! And yeah you pretty much hit the nail on the head with that summary, but you firgot the underlying superiority that leaked into it lol. Thanks for the read and the comment man, appreciate it. :)
