I Thought I Wanted Fortune Poem by John Yaws

I thought I wanted to Fortune-
Then I thought I wanted fame,
For everyone to know me-
My accomplishments proclaim.
I thought I wanted honor-
But the price I found too high.
And I found all that I wanted
When I gazed into your eyes.
When I saw within their depths, dear-
A love so strong and true-
Twas more than I could stand, girl
After all that I'd been through.
I thought that life had ended-
With all those painful words
And those recriminations-
which so often I had heard.
I thought myself beyond the place-
Of hearing Cupid's song-
Until you came into my life-
I found that I was wrong.