And I am just so happy

To be a part of it all

This rhythm of research 

The hum of thinking and the silence of words

The movements of thought and the 

anticipations.

 

How do we know what is hidden?

I cannot believe in what I have not thought 

What if I miss

Everything?

 

Faith in endeavor, trust in method

We come together to unravel it all

And I cannot help but feel the farther we go the less we will know

So I am happy to be the expert

For now. 

 

We pour ourselves into a search and then

Re-search all over again.

 

The tapping of keys and hard stares ahead

Lengthy, dayless days

Still a smile as

I am just so happy 

to be a part of a wholeness. 

 

When I was young, I wanted to be here

And now that I am here 

Where is it I go?

It is not all white coats and strained necks

It is pursuit, it is subsiding stagnancies

Sources of sustaining power

To think is to know for mere moments at a time.

 

Something will be found they are sure

And I am sure I must stand here.