Except: Becoming

Wanting to have something
To take seriously,
That’s worthwhile
And not finding it;

Getting irritated, agitated
And minding it,
Downright exasperated
About it;

What a contrast
To what
I was thinking about earlier,
Enjoying the leisure and the scenery,

Where did that go?
And where did
This come from,
This becoming?

Moving through
One state
To another,
From lightness to provoked,

Change the location,
Alter the frame of mind,
From home to work,
A huge transition, apparently;

From intermission,
To full of steam,
Feeding a dream,
To accomplish something important;

Seeing so clearly
The suffering of becoming,
Getting that point,
Nay, the entire quiver of arrows!