My thoughts for those who don't think I should take risks. I'm sure many of you can relate.

It Must be Nice


It must be nice to have no dreams…
To watch passively as others do.
It must be nice to relax and want nothing more
Than a comfortable chair and
The telly.
I can’t imagine wanting less
Than a life well-lived…
Even with risk.

You see, I wish for experience
For growth
For adventure
To see, to smell, to taste and feel.
To experience the real and perhaps the unreal.

It must be nice to be like you
And never fear failure or ridicule.
Or perhaps you do,
And that is why
The easy chair is your friend.

It is not my friend.
Only a casual acquaintance to rest my weary body and mind
After some time of living.
Then I say good-bye again
As I leave it to go out
to learn and grow some more.