Trying to answer a question: when is good not good enough in the face of something better? |
Once when I could take no more When my love’s union was a chore When with despair my soul was filled And from my eyes my grief did spill Seeking refuge from this place I slipped away from this dark space I took a chance and crossed the fence (Perhaps my love would take offense!) I sought a greater happenstance On grass so green I chanced to step With air so fresh I did take breath— Here, behold! New treasure I’d find And leave my sorrow far behind With timid step I did begin A quest for something great therein; And my eye did see many wondrous things! Riches galore and angels sing! The bloom of flowers in color true A sky of blue in truest hue Milk and honey of pure taste— Through this land I’d not make haste! With increased vigor in my stride I thought that I might well abide This land on which I did so chance To seek a greater happenstance— And perchance did him I see Not mortal man, but fantasy Of perfect stature, guise, and stance A grand foil for new romance Oh, my love would hate to see His bride betray him happily— But through rolling hills and valleys green In air so fresh I once did glean A chill in gentle breeze’s touch And sour note of milk and such— Disharmony among the choir! ‘Neath calm façade there burned a fire The crackling sound of discontent Of those who were of malcontent And even with a beau newfound In him the flaws did so abound— My step began to falter fast I pondered this query at long last Perhaps all is not what does appear Tranquil heaven on this ground here— My lover’s touch I did so miss And old despair did seem amiss Perfection does not happy make It came to me my grave mistake So through the wood I did return To the home I did now yearn The journey home no longer drudge Thoughts of grass so green I would not judge Imperfect though my life would seem The other side is but a dream Of desires imagined not Strife still exists— Oh, does it not? But beyond the fence a man awaits Who destiny did make my fate And so to him I would come back My heart renewed My joy come back And o’er the fence to other side Where my love and life do so reside. |