Clever like You (wrote this for a friend)
If only I were clever as you
I’d make words rhyme that weren’t meant to
Each line would be a subtle clue
Into my mystery.
If only I were clever as you
I’d feel colors more than blue
Or at least I’d name blue something new
And rewrite history.
If only I were clever as you
My metaphors would all ring true
A Firework go!… four… three… two…
Boom, the life of me.
If only I were clever as you
I’d hypothesize on life as a Jew
or a Hindu, or at least someone who
escapes uncertainty
In truth, I think uncertainty
is how things are supposed to be
Cause if we knew it all for sure
Faith would become nothing more
than the easy road, the path most taken
Our grip on life, never shaken
Then who would notice the stars and trees
The way things end up how they’re meant to be
All the beauty of the unknown
Helps me know we’re not alone.
