Something More

Faith never makes a confession. - Thoreau

I touch but I don't feel.

I pray but don't kneel.

I look but don't see.

I'm someone but not me.

I walk but I can't run.

I stare but must inevitably look away from the blinding sun.

I hurt but I do not bleed.

I reap but plant no seed.

I weep but don't cry.

I ask but am never told why.

I love but am not loved.

Trampled, pushed and shoved.

I die but I'm not dead.

I hunger and am always fed.

I have glitter but no gold.

I know the truth, or so I'm told.

Rigor mortis fingers make their moves.

As only an ancient black book proves.

Waxing with a stark lividity.

Contemplating lucidity.

I want to know what this life is for.

I knock but no one answers the door.

I win the battles but lose the war.

Always longing for ...

...something more ...

Author's Note

"It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear." - Thoreau