Whenever, wherever (but never here or now)

Sometimes it's just not enough to tell myself that
it'll all work out, it'll all be fine
life is quite the ride, hold on, wait and see
Sometimes, I want to see where this is going
Have some idea of where I want it to go
make some form of an eventual plan
pretend I'm on a path

Sometimes, it's not sufficient to have faith
sometimes I want direction
want a compass
want an idea of what star to follow
(want just to see a star to follow)
Sometimes, I can't be sure it will all work out.

Sometimes I can't even dream, even wish, even look to the skies and breathe in
possibility
Sometimes I am so lost in the here-and-now I can't see the forest

Sometimes, life is longer than I know what to do with
Sometimes shorter
Almost always too uncertain

Sometimes I think even the beginning of a glimmer
might be enough, a spark, an idea to spring from
Sometimes, my own ambition just isn't direction enough.

Sometimes it is, of course.

But sometimes it's not.