how we want to define 

the unknown state of mind

our thoughts dwell on empty lines 

to bring a closure we’ll never find 

it’s so simple it’s absurd

the power of a single word

the infinite expanse of time

created by the love we wish to find

it’s a mystical little feat 

wondering if God can answer

the questions we seek

and give us what we need to believe 

but there’s no way to box up our whole life

to comprehend this the miracle of being alive 

and so we take a breath 

and distract ourselves in the time that’s left

until we see the light of lights

and realize that teacher who smiles

at all the ways we try to name 

this moment when we proclaim

an awakening to life’s mysterious game