Sisyphus

I’ve experienced great sorrow

while seeking innate value in life.

I’ve reached for it in the gods,

searched for it among the stars in the night sky.

Perhaps there may be some greater value

but I’ve yet to say I’ve found it.

Though this realization is not to be mistaken as unnerving,

since the absurdity of life has provided me with peace.

I’ve embraced this bizarre condition,

this uncertainty and chaos,

this repetition of life.

There is no need for anything greater

when what I do have is this moment,

here and right now.

I accept this nostalgia for unity

by choosing to live

without any certainty of deeper purpose.

My days have not always been lived well,

though they have always been lived fully.

If you must imagine that Sisyphus is happy,

I ask you believe the same for me.