Chasing Enough
Though health is mine, and love, and dreams once sought,
Though life abroad unfolds just as I planned,
I find my heart still craving to withstand
The weight of days where balance must be caught.
Each swipe, each choice, a silent war is fought—
A fear of lack; of funds too thin to land.
My mind is fraught with needs I can’t command,
Yet in the wealth I chase, my peace is naught.
But then he spoke—“Let go of wealth’s pursuit,”
A truth so harsh it struck my pride to wake.
Though anger flared, his words could not dilute
The knowing that these dreams might never take.
If chasing gold brings sorrow absolute,
Then living, dreaming, learning is my stake.
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About this Poem
Chasing Enough explores the quiet dissonance between achieving the life we imagined and realising it might not bring the peace we expected. It captures the silent wars we wage with ourselves—between ambition and satisfaction, wealth and simplicity—and the moments when a hard truth breaks through. The poem lingers in that space where we question what we’re chasing, and whether it’s worth the cost.
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