Not-So-Sweet Surrender

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. - Thoreau

sometimes i choke on my words

other times i can't stop the regurgitation

standing

waiting

pacing

fidgeting

expecting

in this abandoned, derailed station

lying prostate

floating prone

alone

reigning king on this three-legged throne

i wish you could feel what i feel

kneel where i kneel

trying to "write" this ship with an uneven keel

tell me i'm right

show me i'm wrong

pretending to be strong

lotioning my prose before i caress the cold steel

this tiny big deal

rolling this spokeless wheel

churning

burning

learning

yearning

helping me to heal

i take my place in the ranks and salute

kind of astute

sort of resolute

wondering where went the spiritual constitution

praying for absolution

from this human existence

running out of truth and sunshine

with no answers

no solution

Author's Note

"It is not enough that our life is an easy one. We must live on the stretch, retiring to our rest like soldiers on the eve of a battle, looking forward to the strenuous sortie of the morrow." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

You never know what life is going to throw in your direction and sometimes things feel tremendously overwhelming. But it will change within an instant we simply have to look for the lighter side

[Pete]

things were so good for so long. i always knew the storm would come - just didn't know how bad it would be or how long it would last (in my life). faith is a strange, wonderful thing but i'm glad i have it and cling to it ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes I would definitely agree with that as well