Is there anything, anything?
That we seek,
but never reach?
Is there someone, yes, that someone
that we wait for,
but never find?
Is there someone, anyone
that we don’t need,
but never leave?
Is there a place, yes, that place
that we miss,
but never seek?
Is there a moment
that we want back,
but is gone forever?
Is there something, yes, something,
that we lost,
but never search for?
Are there many, yes, many things
that we have to learn,
but never do?
Are there a few words, yes, those words,
that we could or should have said,
but never did.
Is there a person
that brings us joy and happiness,
but we don’t appreciate it?
Is there a moment in time
that we regret
but it’s too late?
Is there a friend or loved one,
that gives us so much,
without asking anything in return,
but we don’t value enough?
Is there a time, a moment, and a place,
where we must stop and pause,
but we don’t?
Is there a secret, yes, that secret,
that we must have known or perhaps shared,
but never did?
Is there a past? Yes, that past
that eventually will catch up with us,
but never made amends to prevent it?
Is there a wait, a long wait,
that we endured to no avail,
and quit when it reoccurred?
Are there family and friends? Yes, family and friends,
to be loved and cherished,
but we fall short?
Is there that little, tiny, teeny detail
that we should have given
but didn’t?
Is there that true Love? Yes, that Love
waiting for us,
but we never go for it?
Is there a God
to fear, believe, and get close to,
but we fail to do so?
Is there happiness
to be found and enjoyed everywhere,
but we don’t seem to find it?
Is there inspiration
in many simple and essential things
and yet,
we aren’t able to notice them?
Is there compassion,
to gracefully dote on,
but we can’t feel it?
Is there forgiveness,
to be dispensed,
but we don’t act on it?
Is there hope,
for a better life and circumstances,
but we abandon it?
Is there much to be provided,
but we fail to do so?
Is there a lot needed by others,
yes, needed by others,
but we fail to recognize it?
Is there a future not to be postponed,
is there a world, our world,
to be seized, to be squeezed, to be lived,
with spirit and desire?
Is there a life,
without “ifs” or “buts”
without negative, regretful, or lingering grudges?
A world to give, to receive, and enjoy
a life, our Life,
the only one we’ve got,
the only one we will ever have.
Yes, there is!
Ready to be lived,
waiting for all of us,
and it’s happening right now.