my life’s cycle seems constant

never ending, unchanging

the pattern is steady

when things get too complicated

i turn my head

i walk away

i run as fast as i can

and i never look back

i don't get attached

attachment leads to hurt

everyone i've ever known

has gone away in the end

i've never taken a risk

i've never gambled my emotions

never believed that someone

would remain a constant

and though i tried

with great desperation

to walk away

something pulls me back

my karmic connections

tell me to stay, hold on

be patient

this time things may differ

and it seems that the risk

of holding on, of staying near

is nothing compared to the pain i felt

when i choked on the words

that were always so simple

good-bye

 

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