Easy or impossible?
X-ray of the future or
Predetermined failure?
External pressures,
Constantly applied by
Those we like and love (or
At least imagined so) or
Truly personal goals?
Inspiration or prison:
One or both can be true.
Now, then, or later –
Save what you choose.
Expectations
Over Time at Once
So many small pressures
Added unobtrusively
Over time, unnoticed
So many small cracks,
Patched constantly,
Over time, unending
So many small pressures
Released suddenly,
At once, incredible
So many small cracks
Revealed completely,
At once, unmistakable
A Constant Chorus
A constant chorus:
Flutes, whistles, woodwinds, and strings –
Feathers, branches, breeze.
Long Before
You only live until you die,
And though that’s true,
It’s still a lie.
For heart and mind can perish, too,
Long before they bury you.
Again and Again
Again and again, they walk the path:
Same steps, same sights, same sounds.
Again and again, they are surprised
When the same results are found.
