Running

Running

Why

are you running so quickly through life?

Climbing every mountain—

Fording every stream—

Looking for every opportunity,

Chasing every dream.

Disconnected from passion

You hurl people like obstacles

And look to the safe side of life

In your self-serving world.

Breathless from perpetual motion

Like a mouse on a wheel

You scurry after every promotion

Always looking for a better deal.

Relationships are kept distant—

Convenient and superficial,

Heartfelt emotion is nonexistent

In the world you’ve shaped.

But,

life is much more than running,

And chasing every dream

One day you’ll wake up—

To realize all is not as it seems.

So before the sand in the hourglass

Slips from your being,

Slow down and look at

Life’s deeper meaning.

Copyright2012©Carla Iacovetti