Ventures of the Heart

He was just a little boy going into town

The world was spinning so fast he fell down

“Get off the floor,” he heard a voice say

“This is only the beginning of a very long day”

He scraped the dirt off his already dirty pants

He looked around knowing he only had one chance

There was no time to waste

If he was going to make it, he must make haste

He looked around for help, but of it there was no trace

He had a dollar in his pocket and a dream he was trying to chase

If only he could he see

Something to help guide him

A sign of some sort

To tell him which way to go

Later in day, it was hunger which he felt

There were no more holes to help, tighten up his belt

The sun was scorching hot

His feet, they hurt a lot

He needed a place to rest and stop

He made it to a little booth with a pretty girl

Who gave him something to eat and took him for a whirl

All of a sudden he found

He was flouting on a cloud

For him to stay much longer, she did persist

Her mesmerizing beauty he couldn’t resist

As if hypnotized he stayed

Next to her side for days

Nothing could snap him out of this ever changing craze

So his day of rest turned into weeks

Before you knew it she was something he must keep

A way to impress her was what he tried to find

Even if it meant leaving his dream a bit behind

Then on one very mediocre day

He awoke and felt the heat from the sun’s ray

He had very normal things to do

They must be done in a hurry too

He worked long hours in the heat

And after the sun would set, his girl he would meet

He looked into her eyes and knew all the suffering would be worth while

All he wanted was to see that beautiful smile

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Meanwhile, in another realm…

On a very usual day

An entity awoke, in a very usual way

It went to work, no time for play

And went to sleep on time each day.

Too many things needed to be done

Before allowed any time for fun

Yet it lived happily and hopeful

That someday it would be boundless

And its future measured would be priceless,

Its accomplishments, countless

But for now it was simply restless

It was eager to find

A place in the world of any kind

That would be more that just mediocre

Would mean a little more than just work for

A living that could live up to its ambition

And could keep up with its mental vision

Yet for now it must simply wait

For someone to relieve him of his fate

Something too hard to explain

Yet here it must remain

Until it was found, and help was unbound

However, many days went by and still remained unfound

Ages past of times gone by, there it was without a sound

No one around to hear it cry

About the failure of its life gone by

The days got cold and the nights were long

Reminiscing of all the times gone wrong

Yet here it lay

Still hopeful, maybe one day

Its destiny would be fulfilled

In a very special way

It bowed its head,

No longer happy, but sad instead

Getting weaker each minute that went by

Nothing that would help, even if it tried