Leaf In The Wind Poem by Joan Marques

A leaf in the wind
I am,
Floating through time and space.
Purposeless sometimes,
And determined at others.
As if I could change
The destiny of my flight.
Driven by the illusion
That’s called ego,
Which takes over
On days that I allow mindlessness
To reign.
But then, I wake up
And regain awareness
Of the breath that I borrowed
To get this body going
Until it’s time to pass it on
Like a torch
In the relay race of life,
When the leaf finally lands
In a bed of fertile soil,
In hopes of contributing
To a better tomorrow
For those who will
Continue the flow
After this one.