Once, I Had Questions

Weighing heavy on my mind like the hefty schoolyard bully perched on the chest of his captured prey cruelly taunting My soul, which wanted to take off and soar, remained shrouded for a time like a hooded falcon kept by the falconer and so with eager anticipation: I waited And I wondered if such things as pain and pleasure were meant to be connected somehow like fraternal twins who complement each other Life’s lessons came hard earned for me like the bidder seeking rarities at an auction and so I learned that merits earned by determination and sweat: are all the sweeter and much more valuable Mistakes have taken a toll on my life and I feel like a lighthouse that has withstood the battering of many violent storms and yet I remain resolute, but a little worse for wear.