Half Way There
Five half-lives approach zero
Takes calculus to reach anew
Then the moment begins again
The exhausting cycle with one end
Only fools think we’re binary
Take a lifetime to get over zero
It takes love to let go of the one
We’re shades of gray in the middle
To all things turn and turn
The halfway point ever elusive
Something old burns away
Something is reborn again
Wednesday turns to Friday
Midway is always a Thursday
New days turn to yesterdays
The next week fresh with fear
Revolving in old ruts is easy
Old defeats keep wheels spinning
I wonder when I’ll break free
Half-way out I’ll be strife free
By observing I alter the past
Fear’s iterations grow old
With insight the future is fresh
And half-life finds its inflection
Copyright © Triny Xiang | Year Posted 2023
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