Life´s Quandary

 

Would we board a ship not knowing its destination

or catch a train without first determining its intention

Why then do we emabark on life´s journey

if we don´t know where our end will be

 

What provides the spirit of eternal hope

when we are least able to cope

From where comes our need for self preservation

if we lack any real sense of determination

 

A mother´s instinct is to protect her young

and often dies a martyr´s life quite unsung

What motivates us to fight and to kill

but on our death bed repent when ill

 

Unanswered questions to baffle philosophers

to puzzle the writings of many biographers

From where do all human instincts come

when at the end we will all be dead and gone