I Am Hungry For Knowledge
Delighted And Intrigued
I am so grateful
For the opportunity to seek and learn
To open my mind
We grow up learning
Then somewhere along the way
We slow down or even stop wanting to learn
I think we want to be entertained instead
Soon we form a pattern and a routine
The longer we continue this cycle
The harder it is to have the desire to continue
Even small changes aren't enough
We simply flow back to what is familiar and easy
Slowly fading away from all the benefits of reading
People don't notice or care to intervene
Because they might be fighting their own battle
With the drive of t.v. and movies to give you a great escape
With easy instant access
Where books have to be picked up and physically held
You have to think
With television you can stay passive
Soon you might want to grab your pillow
Curl up with a blanket and hide
To numb every sense
It is up to us to take a stand
I say quietly to myself then later out loud
I choose not
To think without a thought
To go through life without a care
I want to see the trees turn colors and later go bare
For fall is here
A wonderful time of beauty
If we don't discover it
It will pass us by
Next year the seasons will change again
Will we hide away where no one can see us ?
I'd rather rejoice and celebrate
Seeing and feeling the excitement
So later someone else will read what I so carefully wrote
A tree stands tall next to other trees yet seems so small
Until this tree falls
Then the sound you will hear
Will echo in your ears
Startle you with fear
Make you want to run
Far away from here
