Life's Currents

we all sail down currents of doubt during

our brief lifetimes of existence...  some of

these currents are found in creeks and ponds

while others are found in rivers and lakes...

some start our large and dwindle away while

others begin from a puddle of rain and end up

washing away an entire valley of opportunities

and all the dreams and plans carefully stacked

along the grassy banks of our inner thoughts;

we all have anchored our feelings to a dream

that in its infant stages made every bit of sense

but as it developed into fruition...  its reality

made less and less sense until abandonment

was the only course of action to be taken

by an innocent but not so young activist;

lie shadows emerged quite unexpectedly and

our incursions into hesitation were prompted

by fears of those closest...  waving banners

in our faces to cease and desist...  ignoring the

crime of the creative imagination as if it were 

just a blip on someone's radar that was not

properly or even routinely honesly calibrated;

minutes form barrier reefs for days allowing

them to create break waters for months that

alter ther terrain of years so lifetimes can move

inland to avoic all the salt water corrosion

taking place inside...  our souls are free to 

wander and sail down life's currents from one

port to another on an endless odyssey of purpose

like Ulysseus...  nomads of life learning and

understanding as we go...  and all the riches we

acquire during our perilous journeys will be

left behind to be enjoyed by those younger

souls who are experiences these currents for

the first time without our parental guidance.

19 October 2021