One day it dawned upon him,
with an almost rude suddenness,
that his reality is his own and his own only.
Ignited within him, a passion arose.
He desired most to explore,
so that he may experience
reality from a vast multitude
of perspectives on the world.
Perhaps, he thought,
this was the basis for curiosity.
Then, he wondered if language, art,
and literature were the attempts
to bridge the gap between realities.
After all, what else could communicate
the complex thoughts formulated
within each of those minds?
Yet, another thought occurred.
Perhaps this, realized loneliness,
was the foundation for love.
For don't we seek to find
the one who sees
reality in a similar light?
And then, a staggering epiphany,
gripped his consciousness.
Could this, isolation of the mind,
not be the meaning of life?
He decided, in that single shocking moment,
that the utter beauty of the world,
with its mammoth array of microcosms,
and the fantastic complexity of the universe,
was too precious not to be witnessed
by an intelligent being, like himself.
Even, if he was alone in the experience.
It is in the late hours of a sleepless night.
At first the night was sleepless due to an over-abundance of this yearned for sleep from just last night. It is not over-abundance which has kept me from my desire to rest this hour. That over-abundance simply set the start of a journey, a journey deep into my mind. I have found that in the late hours of night a man finds his soul, or lack there of. It is only in these tired hours he can find who he really is, what he believes, what he wishes he believed, and what he loses faith in. In these hours he loses himself in thought, more often worry than otherwise. Worry, so it seems is the death of man. It is the eighth deadly sin. Worry is what holds mankind back, its what harnesses the reigns of life. A man can only be measured by his accomplishments, but what accomplishments can be found if blocked by impossibility? Man finds late at night his largest worries. Worries he didn't know or chose not to think of in the day, they become inescapable at night. They choke the sleep from the dreamer who dreams of but to dream. This worry will seize you without warning. It cannot be dispelled but by the greatest of efforts. Worry and faith aren't all found in these hours though, their near cousin is as well; Strength. Strength is found. It may be found to combat worry, it may be found because of faith, but strength is what will lull the restless to sleep. Strength in oneself is a beautiful thing. But as so it seems, most men's strength leaves them in their time of most need. Strength of the average man seems to all too easily evaporate with the first rays of morning. No matter what feelings or thoughts are aroused or provoked, in the morning we are all the man we laid down as, none the wiser until the next moments of restless fit.
Have you ever seen me upset just because,
say not a word just because?
Have you ever seen me cry just because, or
keep things to myself just because?
Do you love just because we need love,
make love to your lover just because?
Do we lie just because, tell the truth just
because?
Why do we care, just because no one else may?
Have you ever wanted something so bad just because
you can have it? if so, easy comes, easy goes.
Do skies turn gray when the rain is coming just
because its nature's way of saying "carry your
umbrella's."
When night falls do stars shine bright just because
the skies are clear and the moon full?
Does the sun welcome a new day just because it
is a new day?
Do you think I write poetry just because I have a
gift? Speak in verses in different tongues just
because I am linguistic?
Do we thrive for success just because we need to
survive? Do we struggle in life just because it it a
part of living? Do we fear the unknown just because
it is a door never opened?
Did God create us just because maybe he was
bored and needed entertainment in HIS life?
Do we commit sins just because we are human,
and it is human to err?
Are you going to critic this poem just because it
sounds nice or because you know the answers
between the lines? Reasons do not happen just
because!...