Deep in the human heart there lies a well, <br />Holding our richest thoughts and dark desires, <br />And if we tend it wisely who can tell, <br />What quality of life the heart inspires. <br /> <br />If we can fill our souls up to the brim, <br />With purpose, knowledge, and a thirst for life, <br />Then we maintain a light that will not dim, <br />That guides us when our time is filled with strife. <br /> <br />If we cut off the spirit at it's source, <br />And drink the waters till the well runs dry, <br />Then this dull life will run a sterile course, <br />While all our dreams and hopes will fade and die.<br /><br />Thomas Vaughan Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-well-19/
