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In the Muck

When indecision drops on by, No matter how I want to try To move ahead, I find that I Am absolutely stuck. Though getting out is my desire, Circumstances will conspire, Trapping me within the mire, To wallow in the muck. Plans and changes don’t get made; Forward motion is delayed, All because I’m too afraid And lack the needed pluck. Better, then, to just remain With things in place and thus refrain From choices that will make it plain Why critics choose to cluck.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 9/15/2022 2:07:00 PM
Evocative, Miss Irene. Hold fast and step out! :o)
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Date: 9/8/2022 2:43:00 AM
I have known you for years. I doubt this line "And lack the needed pluck."
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Date: 9/7/2022 10:50:00 AM
Enjoyed, but you can always choose between "this" and "that", so go for it!
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Date: 9/6/2022 9:04:00 PM
Perfect follow-up to JFK's 'Profiles in Courage.' lol. C'mon, Ilene. Go, girl!!
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Date: 9/6/2022 7:22:00 PM
Beautifully written, Ilene, and the work you put into it clearly shows. These are not nearly so easy to write as some would think. I know better, because I've tried.
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Date: 9/6/2022 3:50:00 PM
Sounds like one step forward, two steps back, only without the step forward. Been there many times, Ilene. Well described. Terry
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Date: 9/6/2022 1:12:00 PM
I guess we all go through our own personal "muck" at some point in our lives. I know I certainly did. I really like this one, Ilene.
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