A Loving Aversion
How do you compare to others
are you grateful for what you tend
is your life not what you imagined
is anger a childhood friend
Why tap the keys with bitterness
does illusion light your stage
what’s reflected in your mirror
how authentic is this play
Is perfection worth the measure
vulnerability for just the tame
are your sleepless nights no burden
do your blankets shroud the pain
Is defense the chosen weapon
is your quiver filled with woes
will you shoot those fiery arrows
till your tide ebbs to a close
Do you see what’s in the running
will tomorrow ever come
can you ascend to some contentment
or will energy succumb
Those doors slammed tight before you
could you bust them with embrace
alas, its life’s misjudgment
to forever lose the taste
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