Somewhere in a cave
Beyond the mountains
Sleeps the sun
And dreams of her next dawn;
/
She never rises higher
Than she needs to
And never falls below
The long line of the ocean
/
Somewhere in a cage
Beyond what’s real
Thrashes about in fever
A restless, greedy mind
/
Praying for what’s coming
To be better than what is gone,
And for the next high to be worth
The subsequent – inevitable – crash
There are those who pray for things to change and those who make things change…an undercurrent in the poem that I see.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts! Yours is an interesting way of looking at the poem! As I wrote it I was thinking about patience, moderation and right effort – and how the three could promote one’s happiness were they more present in the mind than impatience, greed and excessive dreaming.