Purgatory

We are all waiting for the next big change to come our way; to break our view of the scenery that is perpetually in our point of view…

The next job

The next pay raise
The next child or grandchild
The next delivery

We are all waiting for relief from the drudgery of everyday life as we watch our friends on social media soak up the sun on a distant beach…

When will be my time to tan and enjoy drinks with tiny umbrellas?
When is the vacation from my never ending turmoil going to appear?
When can I leave this smog and pollution and breath the country air?
When can I take a break from my brain and find a space without constant introspection?

We are all waiting to know the future, good or bad or indifferent; to know the future is to break the cycle of gnawing indifference…

Time will not change the emptiness that fills each human heart
Time will not bring us any closer to immortality
Time will not soothe the wounds of an unfulfilled childhood
Time will not bring back the lost opportunities that haunt our sleepless nights

We are all waiting for life to begin; for the future to bring us a sign that there is much more to humanity than we were promised…but there is nothing more than what we see and what we build…

The next sunrise
The next smile on the face of those you love
The next career you nurture with your voice, your hands, and your mind
The next generation you mold with the abundance of love you collected through the years
The next sunset…and then the last