Not There Yet

I’m not there yet and that’s ok
Two steps forward one and half step backward

The war is won by inches not feet
I’ve been here and my vision is blurred

That’s ok because I know the fog isn’t forever
Sometime you have to take a hit to get a hit

Bittersweet deserves its own hotel key
Despite it all I still have a renewed grit

Life is short and this war will be shorter
I already see my problem as part of the past

Like a movie I prefer life not in white and black
Marred with colors we picked the best cast

I press on with a trolling skip
The devil dances and so can the angels

Like black ops this mission requires psyops
Beautifully in control of chaos’ variables
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August 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
So well written Mark…so well described that l felt the to and fro of the addiction! Hang in there Mark! Debx
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