And Thus That Thing
and thus that thing….
it came again….creeping
……..creeping
………ever creeping
whispering……
……..“what if”
……..”what if”……
………“what if….
…….it’s not good enough”
winged shadows of doubt
………….hovering dissention
….creeping…..
…….across the page
….challenging
……the pen
…..hissing
….”what if…..what if”…
…..nobody reads it….
cold shapeless clouds
…..creeping
…..creeping..
…..deadening the sky
….growling….
……in the belly of fear
…..growling…
…….…...you are not good enough….
….the doubts
…..the creeping
….doubts
…….were right….
……..so sits…….
……….a pencil
……..broken….
by the endless….
…..ever creeping
…..trembling hands
….of doubt….
John G. Lawless
1/20/2017
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2017
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