THE MISSION....a poem (5/1/2011)

THE MISSION

I stared out the window,

The tears still in my eyes,

I saw the friends and those I loved,

As we said our last goodbyes.

The ride was long and trying;

Two questions plagued my mind.

Do I want the life that's up ahead

Or the one I left behind?

Two years is such a long, long time,

For going door to door.

In my reflecting, I thought to myself--

There really must be more.

I dragged myself down off the plane

and stood smiling at the beach.

There a man turned to me,

Saying, "Elder, go and teach."

I sit reflecting once again

As this day is my last.

Please, Lord, this isn't fair,

The time goes way too fast!

I stared out the window,

The tears still in my eyes.

I see the elders and sisters and those I love,

As we say our last goodbyes.

The ride was long and trying;

Two questions plagued my mind.

Do I want the life that's up ahead

Or the one I left behind?

--Author Unknown