Adventure
Copyright 2002 by Jon Gill

Oh, to have an adventure!

It needs no rhyme	This is not text. Don't read it.	but must have rhythm.
It needs no sound	This is not text. Don't read it.	but must have resonance.
It needs no maiden	This is not text. Don't read it.	but must have beauty.
It needs no destruction	This is not text. Don't read it.	but must have danger.
It needs no wings	This is not text. Don't read it.	but will take flight.
It needs no loss	This is not text. Don't read it.	but will take risk.
It may seem foolish	This is not text. Don't read it.	but will be wild.
It may seem unnecessary	This is not text. Don't read it.	but will be unknown.

It is life. It is freedom.
It is dangerous, hazardous.
Risk with fear, facing the unknown with the lion's eyes.

There is no safety	This is not text. Do not read this at all.	but there is victory.
There is no caution	This is not text. Do not read this at all.	but there is accomplishment
It is not nice	This is not text. Do not read this at all.	but it is dashing.

It is my soul, in its natural habitat.
It is my heart, untethered.
It is the secret that I must tell myself.
It is the desire that I must tell everyone.
It is the passion that I must pursue.

Oh, to have an adventure!

LET      ME     BEGIN.

What does this poem mean?

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