Malcolm Streitfeld
Anchor Staff Writer
On his deathbed, Luis Marden said
“One lifetime isn’t enough.
Just when you start to learn, it's time to go”
But even a thousand years of
newly acquired knowledge
would not sate that
desire for more
That human thirst
to want and explore
Impossible truths
Lie forever beyond
my reach
What will happen
After my heart
conducts its final
symphony?
To be precise
That is just
one of many queries
True, I want to know
What lies beyond
and ahead
But equally
if someone were to
show or tell me
what will come next
in my future…
I would feel cheated
To want or not to want
Is the real question
Because being is
All well and good
Until you realize
That you can’t
stop desiring
more and more
It’s a lesson to slow down
And I can never sit still
Pitter patter, pitter patter
Aaaah, what a wonderful mess
The clock can be when struck