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Such is life

On a path of uncertainty I tread

Always dreaming

Always yearning to encounter my dreams

But I languished in the realm of my dreams

I tried the path of selflessness

Hoping to cloth myself in total altruism

While appreciating the sweetness of selfishness

I realized I can only live a life of both selflessness and selfishness

The path of humility I chose

While enjoying commendations from others

I secretly approved my pretence

I will be truly human when I concede to egotism’s enticements

With unabated determination I walked the path of honesty

Stormy days I frequently did encounter

So brief moments off track helped sustain my endurance

This path is a crooked one

I tried to dwell on the path of content

Though I struggled to find refuge in sufficiency

Subtly I sang inadequacy over and over

Who in this world can truly sing “I am contended”

The path to love I walked

Comprising many entwining paths of varying ideals

Yet none adequate enough to lead to perfect love

It remains a collection of theories

In my dreams

I heard whispers from the path to death

Many grumbles of unfulfilled dreams

I shall strive to postpone my time of departure

For my dreams have been elusive

Then I realized

Life thrives on a rollercoaster

And mystery adorns perfection

History attests to this mockery

So such is life

By: Jeffrey Febi

First published on Writers Forum in the Weekender of the National paper.