within the infinite

within the infinite

a billion thoughts

a million promises

my hopes and expectations

my dream’s foundations

wishing upon that distant star

for the moment forgetting

where and who we are

yes we are here

or so it seems

some would say our realities

are but projected dreams

so confusions accumulates

within these projected fates

as we watch this dream

dissipate

bodies growing old

health becoming suspect

wisdom . . .who knows

which way the winds of life blows

as we ponder our reality

semi-convinced of our own certainty

yet the hurt in me

endures

for all i desire

is but to taste

of the love of you

and to be embraced

to come to know for sure

that all i hope for

will come to the door

of my soul

my body

my mind

my being

yet still . . .

there are a billion thoughts

a million promises

and my finiteness

within the infinite

(c) 4 October 2010 : William S. Peters, Sr.