I Watch
And wonder
I swim in seas way past my knees.
Then ride the peaks and troughs,
I feel I’m on my mettle,
It’s part of the trade-offs.
Of being where I am today,
My mood is like the sea,
And it holds me in its way,
That’s how it’s going to be.
One day up, the next I’m down,
Weary, then I’m bright,
And often when I go to town,
I’m surprised by the light.
Ups and downs come and go,
Winter turns to spring,
And it’s something that I know,
The warmth the sun will bring.
Sometimes I wait, and it’s too late,
Or arrive too soon,
I know that it’s my fate,
The mood, the means, and the tune.
Pieces of past history,
Melt and drip away,
Often, it’s a mystery,
Should I go or stay?
I watch and wonder at the thunder,
If storms will clear the sky,
The lightning here down under,
Dear lord, I often cry.
When the final curtain,
It is drawn, and I head home,
Nothing is more certain,
I’ll end up alone.
©
David Rudder
2022
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