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A Life Complete

I want
a life
complete,
fulfilling,
fulfilled.
Surely
I will find it
in some latest thing
recently designed
strongly pressed
on me
by the media.
Surely
I will find it
in some latest idea
propounded
by a modern guru
expounded
in TV soapie
and glossy magazine.

Why do I keep on looking?
Why does the quest go on?
Why is nobody finally
satisfied?
Why do I assume
that the latest gadget or idea
can make me new?

Your way, Lord,
your way alone
can fulfil me!
Your truth, Lord,
your truth alone
can set me free!
Your life, Lord,
your life alone
can make me new!


© Peter J Blackburn 2001
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