What I Would Give Poem by Kaz Kawasaki

Sometimes everything seems so fake
This chair I’m sitting on isn’t here
And the desk I’m writing on is non existent
Like the world is a perfect balance
Of delicate resistance and control
That leaves me feeling like I’m floating
In empty space, white space, alone
If only I had the power
To break through this shell of a life
To come into my own.
Enlightened, with wisdom, with purpose
However, that day has yet to come
So here I am floating in darkness
My strength is giving out
And I am feeling sleepy
Maybe just coping with it is the way to be
Though there will always be something missing.