Heart’s Desire

They ask what I desire most.

And I smile secretively.

As the probe further,

I tell them I seek thrill,

the fun and excitement of youth.

But that is not true.

Some look at me,

and tell me what I seek.

For love and not to be lonely.

But I have grown accustomed to silence,

and welcome the breaks to hear myself.

I will tell you once,

and never again.

I seek nothing,

for I have found it,

contentment and joy,

in life's simplest things.