Anticipation

Curtains for the romance when the fellow’s got the girl – And for the ocean’s beckon when the sails at last unfurl – For the lure of things familiar – for the worth of what one wins. The adventure always ends when it begins. We strive to own those things alone that wither in the quest, And when with mystery they mock us most we deem them best. For courage dies in victory, temptation dies in sin. Adventures always end when they begin. And ah, my wild mind creates so much to be desired, I wish my own destruction when I wish it all acquired, For adventures always end when they begin, And what hope exalts must fall when disillusion settles in.