Soul Searching

Souls; 

We speak of it often

Refer to it repeatedly

But I approach it with caution

If our souls know harmony

It is said we can live peacefully

Do I believe in this concept I wonder

In this vague view we all run to

One that supposedly makes you...you

It's what lies at the core of our essence

But it's alleged existence poses questions

Does our soul influence our impressions?

When we die, does it die with us?

Or is it our soul that reaches heavens door?

Furthermore, can a soul change?

Or the moment you're born

You're stuck with the same soul forever?

So many questions without answers

Ones I cannot answer either

But let's say of souls I am a believer

I think about what mine needs

What it wants and what it can miss

What it takes to feel at bliss 

So although nobody really has a clue

I can at least try to answer this for you

What do I need to feed my soul?

Is it someone else to feel whole?

But I am my own being

So this aspect I refuse to be seeing

When I think of souls, I think of life

When I think of life, I think of people

And day by day people want attention

An inevitable part of life's dimension

To reach my peace I need time away

Time alone just being on my own

But then there's time I wish that would stay

Moments I love, moments I think of

Memories I made, memories I wish would fade

If my soul is existent I think it's inconsistent

But we knew already that nobody is steady

And maybe souls help us with the illusion

That it's not normal to live with this confusion

We are our own adversary so maybe it's necessary 

To have a concept we cannot comprehend

In order to deal with the burdens we carry

So what do I need to feed my soul?

In my eyes seeing is believing

The point now at which I am standing

When it comes to what my soul wants

Is just for people to be understanding

I'm a mess but I could care less

If people would make sense of my distress

And just say yes I know what you mean

I will feel like my invisible soul has been seen

And I can be at peace more than I've ever been