Ignorance is...

I often ponder if ignorance is truly bliss...

If I did not know
The things I do now
Would I live a life
Less complicated?

Free of worries
Free of shackles
That bind me to
The knowledge I possess?

Would I sleep any better
Walk a little easier
Run a little faster
Dream a little further?

Would I breathe a little deeper
Lingering on every breath
Relishing every smell
Filling my lungs?

Eat a little slower
Savoring each bite,
Remembering every taste
Grateful for every swallow?

Would I be content
To be empty of content
Not knowing the things I know
No confusion to cloud my view?

Would I love without restraint
Would I give without a thought
Would I care without a care
Would I even care at all?

I do sometimes wonder
If ignorance is bliss
If knowledge is a burden
If I'm living a lie

For if these above are true
Then I'm most happy to say
I'd rather do without
Bliss in any way.