How many souls <br />Have come and gone <br />Before me? <br /> <br />How many had <br />The same questions? <br />How many <br />Found the answers? <br /> <br />And if they found them, <br />Then why does my soul <br />Long for the reasons <br />For their deaths, <br />For their lives, <br />The reasons for mine. <br /> <br />And if I should find them, <br />Will I have the wisdom <br />To know them as answers, <br />Or will I lack the understanding, <br />And see them as questions.<br /><br />Sandra Osborne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/answers-4/