Human Nature

I envy the sun: It has no problems of its own. It is detached I envy the water. It goes where it wants and does what it wants And does so without worry or care. I envy the birds as free as the sky. They do not carry the burden of knowing. They merely chirp on their merry way. I envy the clouds. They live and die as they please and float with grace In an endless dance with the wind. I envy the waves. They have only one destiny to crash upon the shore, A destiny that is known every minute. And me? I am trapped where I am forced to envy And admire these things. My time is limited; I am cursed With my life being a complex equation. I am forced to understand everything. My destiny is unknown to me. But I am blessed with life; why? Because I am not the sun or the water. Nor the birds or the clouds or waves. I am human and I am me.