Will I Be?
Will I be forever curious
Desiring to see landscapes beyond the horizon?
Often I am content with the view at hand,
Taking pleasure in things within reach,
Delighting in the common place.
Will I be forever content
At peace with myself and the world?
There are no turmoils raging within,
No storms near or in the offing,
My seas are gentle, waters are calm.
Will I be forever satisfied
Where all that I have is all that I want?
The need to acquire things for their own sake
Is a devouring obsession that consumes
Feeding a desire that is never satisfied.
Will I be forever caring
For those who are beset by grief and woe?
The need to reach out to comfort,
To ease those troubled hearts is deeply held
And not to be denied.
Will I be forever tolerant
Accepting of all who cross my path?
Such variety of character and opinion
In this wide world of thought and view
Gives rise to a world of potential conflict.
Will I be forever in love
With the one who I am with?
A question I hope I never need to test.
One love in a lifetime is all I should hope for
And all my heart can accommodate.
