Guessing Game
____by Cheryl Secondino

Guess.
Guess what?, you ask.
Guess this, I say:
That man, for all his wisdom,
Is just another tiny speck
In the vastness of the universe.
He strives and strives for all his life
To reach the unattainable goal
Which he has placed before himself.
But does he really ever hope to reach the goal?
Perhaps it is not as far away as he thinks.
Maybe just past the horizon, or only as far as his limitations.
Thinking he is less, he prevents himself from doing more.
“Oh, I could never do that.
How could I hope to?“ he cries in despair.
His calls for help reach the sky,
But bounce back
Against the edges of the universe,
Making him feel small
And insignificant.
Once again he knows
He can never reach his goal.
And will remain forever
Unfulfilled.