I held my nerve
on capricious footing
and didn’t swoon.
 
Like being served
delicious pudding
without a spoon.
 
A messy choice,
to pass or probe
now that I’ve hung in.
 
I paused, then poised,
grabbed half a globe
and stuck my tongue in.

I came here to love
and be loved.
That’s all I needed to do.
I didn’t need
to cure a disease,
promote world peace,
win a Pulitzer prize,
or be labeled a chief.
I was here to love
and be loved,
that’s all I needed to do.
Because people like me –
they see straight through,
nice and clean,
while others get stuck
in the maze in between.
All those trophies get heavy
and they don’t fit
through the door at the end.
Its pretend
—the journey--
a magical set.
Look beyond what you can get
here.
Love and be loved --
It’s the secret of there.