Michelo Mweetwa Poet Free verse

Life In the Fast Lane

The calendar flies off the wall
Spinning in a flurry of craziness 
Agitation brings on palpitations 
I’m out of breath and out of time 

Going nowhere at the speed of light 
Rushing through never slowing down 
Days quickly slip away out of sight
Not heeding any of the warning signs

I have little time to nurse the pain
Rushing to put out one fire then another 
I have no time to podium a stage
There’s no reward that can sate my hunger

I have no time to shelter from the rain
I belong to the wild and not a cage
It is like I boarded a runaway train
My life is either an escape or a hard chase

My ladder is high with countless rundles
I’m on an endless hunt in the concrete jungle
The city beast is sucking the life right out of me 
I need to cut the cord and be set free

Collaboration with Line Gauthier

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Sandra Adams November 14, 2019 at 7:09 PM Congratulations on your win :) Michelo Mweetwa November 14, 2019 at 11:53 PM Thank you Sandra!

Line Gauthier November 14, 2019 at 3:45 PM Bravo, Michelo - we got a gold medal win with this collaborative beauty. It was a pleasure to collaborate with you and I look forward to reading more of your poetry. Keep up the excellent work. Hopefully you will start entering more contests. Michelo Mweetwa November 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM Well that is great news!!! Thanks Line for every line. It is 2 A.M. here and I feel too inspired to go back to bed! Great working with you,

Line Gauthier November 3, 2019 at 6:11 AM It was a great experience collaborating with you on this poem, Michelo. I could not be happier with the result. Wonderful Canada-Zambia production. Good luck on your many projects. Michelo Mweetwa November 3, 2019 at 6:23 PM Thank you Line, could say the same about my experience.