Shining in the distance

I see something shining in the distance

A spark or a flash, perhaps an explosion.

A man asks questions of the world

In a song, really of himself, not trying

To make a statement on it all, just

Wondering aloud.

This is not threat or promise

Not even a guess,

Just a “maybe.”

Just an idle wondering.

What does happen to a dream deferred?

Is it any worse than a dream realized?

A man with 700 wives and all the

Wealth he could imagine called

Everything meaningless.

Maybe the luckiest was Alexander

Who died so quick after realizing

His dreams, before could set in

The fact the hole was still there.

I’m worried; I’m scared

Make no mistake

By every day and the thought

Of how little I get right, but

I’m still breathing, and many have made more with less,

Myself included.

Not to say failure is a pleasant or benign experience,

Just that it’s only another day, fail or fight,

And they keep on coming despite all the planning,

All the worry all the wondering and sleepless nights.