I wanted

When I was young and the world was laid out before me,


There was nothing that I wanted.

I passed through life,

Unscathed by its trials,

Untouched by its difficulties.

I wanted nothing more than simply to be.



And one day I looked back,

I saw the life that stretched out behind me

and saw nothing that I wanted.

I had passed through life,

Unscathed and untouched,

Older, but still a child-

In love with my trials and difficulties.

And I wanted.