of all there is to do in this world,
nothing could surpass my desire to simply write
to challenge myself to encase the entirety of my experiences in flowery words and clever lines
to find meaning when it has done its best to remain obscure
these words will always be my guiding light, there to uncover the subtleties
when i am gone, i hope that they will linger a while longer
to steward my best intentions when i cannot
for, as i had once attested, all of my heroes are poets
and it is to their legacy that i aspire
to find words that will not only endure, but lift others
only then shall i be guarded from death
only then shall this desire melt away
until that day, i wish only that neither my pen nor my inspiration run dry
for there are many more clever lines to write
on this path i’ve chosen
