Mike Hauser Poet Light Verse

Hard To Tell

Am I winning at this game 
Or is life beating me
Sometimes it's hard to tell  
Sometimes it's hard to see

When my chips are down
I try and quickly pick them up
Are you ready for another round
Or have you had enough

Sometimes it's hard to tell
If you're the monkey or the cage
I have yet to figure out
Am I the turkey or the baste

On life's shinny lock
I often fumble with the keys
When you find I'm in mid-sneeze
Would someone please bless me

While enter and exit signs
Loom everwhere I go
Not sure if I should stick around
Or pack my bags and hit the road

Sometimes it's hard to tell
If you're the noose or the rope
I have yet to figure out
Am I the grass or the goat

If ever there was a sliver
Of sun in this shade of doubt
It's that in life it is hard to tell
And even harder to figure out

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Carol B. March 15, 2017 at 9:41 AM So very true. Sometimes I feel like I am living in the twilight zone. All we can do is put one foot in front of the other and have faith all will be okay. Loved the poem :)

Cheryl Hoffman March 15, 2017 at 7:58 AM Can totally relate to your introspective write about life being unpredictable Mike~Bless you Mike! (Even if your not sneezing!) ~Che :)

Frederick Espiritu March 15, 2017 at 7:37 AM nice poem Mike... a combination of funny and serious message...

Heidi Sands March 15, 2017 at 7:35 AM You have written such truth about times in life when it is so difficult to figure things out , Mike. So much is unpredictable and we never fully know what we may be faced with. We can only do our best to keep moving forward :)