That Which We Are

We were young, once, full

of shit and wonder, wondering

the big “what-if” about ourselves

and we set out, alone, one foot

in front of the other; and in our fullness,

we discovered the truth, that which we are,

we are, just that, and thus we began

to find our own way through it all,

a journey to be more than just ourselves,

to be a part of a larger realm called living,

here now, right now, and becoming more,

older and wiser, experienced, grown up,

settled and readied by wisdom and age,

and returning home, giving back what we

have gained, what we have become, more

fully human in a more perfect world called humanity;

that which we are, we are, sailing now

beyond the sunset, weak perhaps by time

and fate, yet striving still, to seek, to find,

to be ourselves richly,

that which we are,

we are.