Family is so wonderfully disappointing
How remarkable that those who stayed so far away
would be the ones who turned out to be
the most difficult to be around?
Their children apologize on their behalf
I consider all the times I'll have to do the same
The coming days are terrifyingly normal
I'll listen to no more birds,
Read a book in a summer breeze no more,
Feel as one does when they're alone, no more
The mountains have inched further away
and the barrier has come down
So I now wait for the train to pass
I'm told to take a break
That I need to"rest" and I've "earned it"
I don't feel this way
I work hard, but there is never enough done
A humming bird can fly across the entire gulf
If I let myself, I could do the same
But my wings have failed and I have no direction
In my mind, there are only questions
In my soul, there is only a hum
At my fingertips, there is only choice
Somehow, I don't feel quite so trapped anymore
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Late Night Thoughts
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