The future and beyond

The challenge of the day derives directly from an interview with poet Kwoya Fagin Maples. It is to write a poem which addresses the future, answering the following questions:

• What does y(our) future provide?
• What is your future state of mind?
• If you are a citizen of the "union" that is your body, what is your future "state of union" address?

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what the last question entails, but I guess that's the beauty of poetry - we each have a different interpretation when reading it, so why not different interpretations of the same prompt?

I do not want everything,

only that which I need;

though so much overwhelms

my mind

due to man's greed