Almost Everything



Most have often shown envy,
for all these smiles seen upon me,
no stopping time,
which keeps ticking,
nor the followers,
who keep clicking,
solves a quest for what's missing,
almost everything.

Illustrations of a lifestyle,
with everything much wanted,
on surface, it's hidden,
a heart that is haunted.

All this glamor and jewels,
and exotic places,
something is missing,
behind all smiling faces,

With drum to move,
to a beat as I choose,
all which is seen,
will surely amuse,
without everything,
as I've skipped a beat,
filling a void in this heart,
I choose to retreat.

What this heart,
keeps on yearning,
cannot ever be,
purchased nor stolen,
gaps need bridges,
to help me with learning,
filling these voids,
my mind must be open.

Love is not chosen,
it's a blessing and a treat,
not based on income,
as it is born by destiny,
when love has arosen,
know what's missing in your beat,
flow with this rhythm,
and you'll have true harmony.

About this poem

Often I have found myself contemplating what it would be like to have all of the material things that one could ever desire, yet be left with an ever present feeling of not "having it all" as something so very precious, which can only be found if destiny aligns the constellations to have 2 soul mates meet, has not yet happened. Until one feels this, has this, and experiences all of the amazingly wonderful experiences of being in true love, the emptiness in one's heart will long for the Everything which is missing.  

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Written on January 20, 2024

Submitted by sampson.ws on January 20, 2024

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Scheme AAXBXBBB XCDC XEBE XFXFBGHG HBADEBXD DGIADGIA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 952
Words 209
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 4, 8, 8, 8

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