I want what you have

I want what you have!

 

I want that which seems to make you happy

cherished

content

peaceful

confident

at ease

secure

strong

 

I want that!

 

It comes in many forms,

so I chase,

I run after this,

then that,

then the other.

 

Until I find

and it says:

It’s never been me, it’s you, you’re after.

What I give is for a moment

and it won’t last.

Its nature is to fade

into the horizons of void.

But you…

 

You are what you seek.

Can’t you see?

 

It’s true, I know

So why?

Why does this chase go on?

Why do I chase the light of the moon, there

when it takes its light from the sun, here?

 

I guess it’s all part of a show,

one that must go on.

Birds waking at dawn,

Sun coming up,

Chasing, chasing…

 

It’s nature

no mistake!

So long as I know,

the moon will change,

from the darkest to the brightest

its light forever changing.

Remembering the sun radiates from behind my eyes

I won’t be scared when it’s dark, in new moon

or overjoyed in the bright light of full moon.

 

The sun,

The moon,

and I

I let the chase go on

in peace,

strength

and love.

Dorna  Djenab

June 2019