IN SEARCH OF LIFE

By Author Paul Hughes

“In Search of Life” is reminder that no matter where you may travel around the world, there will always be friends and family to welcome you back home.

IN SEARCH OF LIFE

If you go away to foreign lands,

Wandering aimlessly across alien sands,

In search of all the scattered strands 

Of Life, with all its unjust demands.

The search could lead you anywhere,

Could show you depths of bleak despair

And burdens you could never bear,

Unless with someone else you share.

If, in your search, you cannot find

The happiness or the peace of mind

In which you seek to be entwined,

The blame is yours, and not mankind.

Men and women have been, since Time begun

Quite selfish creatures, designed as one

Who uses others, is quick to shun

The helpless, in their search for fun.

So, heed this warning, e’re you dare

To stalk this planet, head in air,

Searching for life without despair,

Hoping a part of yourself to share.

When people look into your eyes

They see, deep in those foreign skies

A yearning that you cannot disguise,

For solace from this world of lies.

In every heart, if you have the key,

Lies the answer to this mystery 

Of why people strive for eternity.

It is there you will find your destiny.

If, in your search, you abandon stealth,

And give quite freely of yourself,

You will discover a hidden wealth,

In every corner, on every shelf.

If by chance, you cease to roam,

On foreign shores, your feelings known,

Recall the message of this tome.

Love always waits for you …. at home.

© Paul Hughes