i want to simply exist
to live without the ceaseless pressure that seems to be mounting all the time
i am certain that this new world we’ve built is not what nature had intended
rather, it is a defilement of it, and the world feels this
simplicity must be the answer,
for i cannot think of anything that calms my soul more than having just what i need, and nothing more
it is the foundation of the freedom i now enjoy, the reason that my days are not marred by madness and desperation
i will arrive at my destination when fate determines i have earned it
until then, my purpose is to grow
to wring knowledge from the plentiful earth
to reconcile my differences with those i find most opposed to myself
i want to simply exist
i’ll chase this desire until my lungs have lost their fervor
and be at peace knowing that a simple life is not a life wasted
but a life lived fruitfully and without burden
