I Tried To Understand

I Tried To Understand

2-5-2011

I tried to understand
The complexities of their:
Human hands,
Human friends


Molded clay revealed my:
Skin, its folds and stories told
How I grip’t tight, or let go
Emotions notched one by one


I tried to understand
The complexities of their
Arguments- fastidiously wondering:
How did they arrive to here, from then?


It came to me slowly (As things often do)
But with a finalization brought beckoning
By years, and years of bickering
(Of which I'm sure was worthwhile)


It did not strike me as hopeless;
Here! Here I was, alive and prosperous!
Yet, my mind struck itself a toll
Work, to work and success! (true of mine knoll?)


For society told me to be-
Endless and free (with a requere)
“Thou shalt not express you, your me.”
'Alright, to power I shall give flight!'


For surely those with all in their grasp
Have but little to move for orders dare ask,
“Would you, could sue a governed body of you?”
Well, I shan’t dare to impede on your branded steed.


Of all this, my true wish was to be:
Eternally humble, echo enough and not a lot more-
For my stipend was my youth galore
Wisdom I should gain from its starry shore.


Returning to earth, the universe struck my stem
“There are other beings existing out there,
I want to be with / get to know them"
Integrate knowledge and love- starting with 'to care'

James P. McCabe