What Am I Looking For? Poem by Mereia Namatua

I look for it in the deepest ocean
I looked for it in the core of the earth
I looked for it ends of the world
But I never seem to find it
I look for meaning in words
I look for meaning in tears
I look for meaning in songs
Still I could not find what I sought
Halfway through my journey
It seems I have forgotten what I had to look for
I spent my days thinking about it
The more I think, the less I sought
What was I thinking of in the first place?
My mind, I am tired of playing games