Can I find a cure to end the madness?
To let peace reign in the sanctuary
Of my soul is but a dream that
May never see reality. I dwell and
Ponder the limits of my being, only
To find myself stuck in this
Dreary version of life.

Am I alive? Enduring is definitely
A good choice of phrasing. Animated
In the sense that I live, but I
Am only too close to the inanimate;
A mere husk of flesh performing
Prescribed motions that were given
As instruction without choice.

The minutes tick by and the dread
Remains my chambermaid; ever attentive,
Close at hand to serve, but quiet and
In the background, peripherally forgotten.
Despair terrorizes me to the glee of the
Fear that shackles me. Together they produce
Doubt, a choking weed that suffocates.

So I continue without another option
To satisfy me or those around me. They
Are reasons that leak the holding water.
Even my quest for completion loses its
Ground, despite the tranquillity I find
In that reflection. I continue to
Endure, hoping for a better day.
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constructive criticism consults the creative.
written, & otherwise presented by Antonio Reda
date last created (edited): 17 January, 2001
html: 1 February, 2001
 
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Last revised: 1 February, 2001
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