When the human condition

is tested

beyond our normal self,

our comfort zone

when life challenges us

to step away,

reflect

find some other way

to go about what seems easy.

Oh the trials

and the next moments

we wait for,

seem to want to design

our own future,

when sitting before our eyes,

our present

offers so much

peace of mind.

Oh, we are a simple

folk,

so caught up in

finding perfection

our flaws

will always

smile upon our scorn.

To imagine

only for a moment

where we are today

is alive and well,

to appreciate a life

far beyond

bettering another,

only to seek truth …

the essence of love.