Life meaning hidden among all the words
In the vast vocabulary of everyday
Rests a single, short word in just four letters
Confusing to all those living life.

Some people insist they are experts
just because they are rich enough to ‘buy’ life itself,
Knowing everything it entails and its tales,
Others readily deny it because they are afraid of life itself,

Poets old and new alike, rich and poor
Have forever guided its reputation
Telling of the happiness and joy, of sadness and anxiety
Or its ever present state of devastation

People view this single term
With their own experience in mind
And come to their own conclusion
But many are more scared of facing it

Many people admit to living it loosely
Not fully understanding its heavy weight
Others admit to never saying or believing in it
Not willing to suffer an ill fate as they have seen others suffer.

As a person stuck in between life and it meaning
Looking at it from both sides, negative and positive
I know the feelings of both and the emotions it provides
But I am scared just like anyone else.


I can admit and honestly say
That the meaning of life has eluded me so far
All I can do now is pray and hope for the best
For life meaning is far beyond what we all think