If I Close My Eyes


	"UNKNOWN JOURNEY" I do not know where it will end, this journey I am on. I only know that it will end just as it has begun. I do not know what lies ahead or which path I should choose. I only know some times I'll win and some times I will lose. I do not know whom I will meet, who will affect my way. I only know how I react to those I know today. I do not know what each day brings when rising up at dawn. I only know of yesterday and it's already gone. I do not know what thoughts will come when pondering my fate. I only know of memories and those you can't escape. I do not know if all my plans will work out for the best. I only know to make them now and time will be the test. I do not know if all my dreams will ever come to me. I only know you strive for them and what will be--will be. I do not know whom I will love or love me in return. I only know that I will love and love is what I yearn. I do not know whom I will need when troubled unaware. I only know that I will want someone to come and care. I do not know how I can help if one is in distress. I only know I will be there to try to do my best. I do not know who'll come to me and need a helping hand. I only know how I respond will measure who I am. I do not know whose life I'll touch, how affected they will be. I only know the ones I meet will also affect me. I do not know the time that's left, I do not have a hint. I only know the time I've had and that's already spent. I do not know the distance or how long my trip will last. I only know to forge ahead and not live in the past. I do not know within myself if there will be tomorrow. I only know I have today and even it is borrowed. I do not know what they will say when my journey's through. I only know there will be some who say, "oh, him, we knew." I do not know who else will know when my journey's done. I only know there will be some that know I've come and gone. I do not know if some will mourn when at my journey's end. I only know that on this trip I tried to be a friend. I do not know what road you're on as you travel on your way. I only know that it will end and it could be today. I do not know where it will end this journey that I'm on. I only know that it will end just as it has begun. "UNKNOWN JOURNEY" © 1998 James A. Kisner.