Feels so selfish when I imagine

that is all I have

yet, in the silence,

the dark of night

much like the hands on a clock

that’s all I am left to listen to …

a constant reminder

that there is still a reason

some aspect of your life remains

to have some closure

or maybe as Frost so eloquent in his verse,

‘I have miles to go before I sleep’

I do, we do, certainly, many have to wonder

what went through his mind when those words came.

Did he think about his family that needed his time,

or perhaps, was he thinking only of himself.

Was it truly as eloquent as the sound,

like some wonderful human being that thought

outside of themselves.

My family exists because I wanted them to,

together we created our family and now today

their smiles, eyes, and passions are all inter-connected.

So why so glum on a Sunday night in America,

why the constant reevaluation of what is a priority

what is my method

what destiny is there that lies before me, tonight.

Yes, not tomorrow, certainly not next week.

But, tonight, as I sit here listening to my strong beat,

I am left again to wonder – …