One Track Mind
Relentless.
My life keeps rolling
down the same
old train track
Chugga-chugga-chugga-chug!
rhythm in my brain
Like toy trains
mechanical and
steady, their
throbbing beat
predetermined path repeats
predictable loop
One track mind
takes me nowhere, but
feels oddly
comforting
stifling complacency
the near death of me
Frenemies
my lagging caboose
I let loose
so relieved!
Plugging ahead, no restraint
Chugga-chugga-WHHOOOO!
And 'though I
cannot control the
scenery
or weather,
I find freedom in
unhitching whole rail-cars of
passengers and freight
Disruptive
adding too much weight...
Made it hard
to climb these
necessary mountains and
keep moving ahead
Lighter now
I look for ways to
still improve
add more coal
on inner fires, dreams and
desires fueled up
Gaining speed
this loop is too small
to contain
zest for life
my feisty trajectory
what is best for me
Terrified
I hit the switch and
pray that my
timing is
on target, switching the tracks
before it's too late
Brand new scenes
unfold beyond me
Truthfully
they're scary!
Unknown opportunities
frightening to me
Limitless
too big to express
these tracks called
Hope- sometimes
threaten to derail me, but
get me back on course...
And 'though I
have no idea
where I'm bound
what I'll find
I know I'm going somewhere
...no more one track mind!
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Listed as Free Verse, but actually another Shadorma form...
Copyright © Rhona Mcferran | Year Posted 2019
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