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Having lived long enough to be
Disappointed but then longer
Enough not to be I am free
Of that vexing expectation
Of getting my hopes up too high
Getting it giving it away
Forgetting I remember me
Forgiving myself giving way
To living any given day
Strong enough but getting stronger
Living with me myself and I
So that the three of us agree
Having lived long enough to know
Not very much but then longer
Enough to touch upon the why
Not the answer but the question
The why not or the suggestion
What is and was that did and does
Must be and do and just because
Having lived long enough to die
But rise surprising though I fall
Not disappointed after all
+Steven Curtis Lance
Copyright MMXIII
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