Date: Sunday 1st March 2015
Style: Free Verse
Title: Painfully Engaged
I spent a lifetime with either my head in the clouds, or my head in the sand
Dreaming of all I could become, blaming others for my failure
Treading water to the bare minimum to stay afloat, without exerting the effort for life's triathlon
But now I've come unstuck, trying not to be noticed, for fear of ridicule, I took it all for granted
Caught up in self distraction techniques, telling myself lies, obsessing about physical imperfections and possessions, wasting time on yearning for Hollywood's fictitious romance
And now, yes now, my chickens have come home to roost
And I feel every emotion acutely, as their eggs laid, start to hatch
The clocks tick and mock me as they spin around to a deadline
My skeletons dance around me to its tune, as I live in a heightened state of fear and false smiles
Yes, I'm painfully engaged with the process, not knowing if I can dig myself out of this hole
Not knowing where the coin will stop spinning, head or tails, it's fate's choice
I guess I will or will not update you
Either it will be positive or I will come begging for help
I anticipate no helping hands towards me, pray for me
I may just slip away
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