2017 EMPTY SPACES

Empty we are born
and everyday an opportunity
to add to that emptiness
that cup that we must fill

As we grow so grows the void
The space remaining unchanging
The gap between learning and yearning
for as much as we fill, we spill

Reason rules but not for long
Faith is waiting for its turn
Blind trust defining moral code
ingrained in historical anecdote

Science steps in to stir the waters
with its silver spoon of wonder
Do we fill the void or leave it empty
Do we live life or exist and die

And all the while the emptiness grows
The older we get the lesser we know
From the void we grow new faces
Every day we run new races

As we run, so grows the void
in equal proportion and size
Some give up while others strive
Into the realm of the wise

Wisdom soars beyond faith beyond reason
Giving wings to those who fly
For at the end learning fades
And into darkness, Empty we die