settling

i never wanted a mundane existence
to be a common man among men was out of the question
i wanted greatness, stardom
some extraordinary persona known to the world
superhuman
i can't say that has left me absolutely
but
i can say that i have come to appreciate simplicity
i find myself now wanting to settle
into a life i once feared i would fall into
give us this day our daily bread
honest work, good food, loving community
these are the things i long for most now
i want to live fully
i would not trade the riches i have found in the cracks
for any degree of worldly success
i have come to believe that all great work
stems from this place of appreciation
connectedness to the flow of life itself
it is simple
why do we desire so strongly to reach outside ourselves
for what is already available to us
it's scary to settle into this human existence
admit mortality
receive the key to infinite abundance
i will not resist the river of life
relax into it as it carries me through
and finally back out into the sea of eternity