Somebody once said “you’ll never arrive”.
Is’t so? I know whence I originate,
But it is more hazy whereto I strive,
Who, what does my destination dictate?
Ambition, target, vision, objective
Guide passively, providing direction.
Is life understood as retrospective,
A chance course only seen on reflection?
Let’s suppose, for now, I live to an aim;
Providing purpose or tunnel vision,
Striving, struggling and seeking acclaim,
But whence came my life’s guiding decision?
Achievement subsumed in anticlimax;
Where now? Life passing, exposes the cracks.

Peter John Sandiford, 23rd September 2025

I really don’t think this needs further comment from me.