Never Enough

Ecclesiastes 2:1 — I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

I am nothing

if not weak,

I am empty

on my own -

I cannot bear the weight

of my suffering.

The evil of this world

wears me down,

I have nothing to gain from it.

It has left me broken and destitute,

it smiles

at the pain surrounding me.

Why, O soul,

do you seek peace in this world?

Why, O spirit,

do you seek truth in this place?

For all this world has -

all it can give -

is never enough.

Amen.