An Empty Soul

AN EMPTY SOUL Let me take the wine, I thought, And when I’m drunk, my burden will be gone, I got drunk, and did what I did, I lamented it later, when I got sober, The wine left me miserable, miserable than before. Let me have the music, I thought, It will fill me happiness, and sadness will be gone, I got the music, and danced and danced, And when I could not have anymore, I was left lonely, lonely than before. Let me have the money, I thought, All my tribulations will be gone, I toiled and moiled, till I got enough, And in exchange for the money I got, I lost my little happiness, happiness that I had before. Let me gather friends, I thought, They will give company to my lonely soul, I got as many as I could, from all places I could, But soon, they turned into fiends, And I was left lonely, lonelier than before. Let me have drugs, I thought, They will fill me, and make me feel good, I took the best I got, and turned an addict, But before I knew, my head was gone, I was left unreasonable, unreasonable than before. Let me find love, I thought, It will give warmth to my heart, I got all the love I could, loving with my whole heart, But soon the love grew cold, I was hurt, I was left cold, colder than before. Let me get the job, I thought, It will fill my emptiness, it will be my companion, I got the job, and worked my way to the top, And even at the top, I still felt incomplete, I was left unsettled, more unsettled than before. What am I seeking? I wondered, Happiness, joy, love or solace for my heart? Whatever it was, I sought it everywhere, Whatever I got, filled me only for a moment, But I never sought these in myself, neither did I in God! ONLY GOD CAN FILL OUR SOULS.