Life's meaning

What shimmers may not be lasting

Sometimes even the sight is distorting

To be at the crossroads and wonder

To take the hard path or a wishful surrender

The choices are abound

And reasons unsound

The pain is like a mirage in a passage of joy

Destiny is an alibi of reason's ploy

Sometimes a moment is all it takes

To know the bearings

Sometimes a lifetime isn't enough

To know its meaning