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Aspiration, My Beloved
You gazed in her eyes what fate would reveal naught
The depths of your soul yearning to capture that which you sought
Her hand in yours as you tumbled through the winds of life
That permanent fixture leading you through wars of strife
Everyday, you could not for a moment resist
The temptation of her sublime pith of which struggled to persist
But alas! The morning sunlight began to blind your cognition
The stars were too entrancing, too captivating to evade your recognition
And the clouds, as they performed to entrance with contortionist dance
The wind drew you in with seductive whispers, with lingering romance
You forgot life, your beau, your true love
She longed for your attention but from you, a mere shove
Thus, as a wave recedes from the shore
Her grasp was harsh but did not implore
And alas! Your grip released without her refuse
Gone that heartthrob, your precognitive muse...
Life did not end, no the months dragged on
Your hand grew cold with hers now withdrawn
Without her guidance and the passion she inspired
Your journey lost meaning, lost direction, lost desire
It was an obsession, the memory of the wind wisping her hair
You were transfixed by the thought of the strands in the air
Like shimmering tendrils calling to you, yearning for your touch
But no! Ironically they receded from your clutch
The memory of her smile was fatal, her call miles away yet always at heart
The echoes resounded in your mind from which you could not come to part
While her words and her touch remained strong recollections
Her face was losing shape and cired you with repentance
And in the way that curtains elegantly swoon
To blow out the candle of light from both sun and moon
From her absence descended darkness on your eyes
You stumbled blindly, branches whipping, rocks tripping like conniving allies
Oh the times you lay crippled in self loathing suffocation
Bereft of her, you remained stranded on path not through life, but to damnation
Because one agonizing breath without her was too much
Because one glance at the world around you made you collapse without her leading clutch
How could one navigate the treacherous toils of the sea
Without a compass steering the sailor clear of his own fallacy?
Ponder it not sailor! For like the seas, life is as frightful
As chaotic and delightful
And her, your compass, not by your side
Why my friend your ship’s capsize is but a matter of time!
And so rise woeful traveler! Rise like the tides
On a moonlit evening bursting with the waves' strides
Find her! For she is the future, she is your hope
On a peak she stands majestically despite the treacherous slope
But to reach her my dear, you have much to climb
The mountain up which will lead you to her divine
But fear it not, for gazing radiantly on the horizon is your salvation
Climb to her and delight in unifying proclamation
Scream her name from the top of the world where you stand
Having finally reclaimed her empyreal hand….
Aspiration…. my beloved! I've found you again!
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What occupies our minds... especially as adolescents? Dreams perhaps? While we may perceive goals and dreams as intangible figments of imagination, their manifestation and influence on our lives could not be evident. This poems aims to personify Aspiration and the way in which we are so dependent on it and oftentimes lost without it. Enjoy