BECOME WHAT YOU ARE

I hope your quest goes well.
I hope you find what you seek
out there
(wherever ‘there’ is)
as you sweat and search
for the thing that was missing.

I hope it is a successful scouring for certainty
that you strive for
and you get what you need
to complete
what you insist is necessary.

I hope you gain something.
I hope you learn something.
I hope you become something better
than what you were
– which was pretty great
(though clearly, for you, not enough)

I hope you find what you’re looking for.
I hope you become what you are.
I hope you always get what you want
and whatever other lines
that may still apply.

I hope your quest goes well
and is over with before too long
and, after it is all done,
you still see fit
to return to me.