There Is Nothing, No Nothing Outside of This Moment

It's all closing in 
It's all there
Yet there is nothing
Sleep is anxiety
Wakefulness is struggle 
There is a surplus of fear and destitute
There is a famine of ecstasy and even contentment
I am residing in a foreign land
I've never been here 
Yet its been inside me since the air touched my lungs
I am not changing
I am only discovering
What is it though
I understand
But don't see
It is new 
It is old
It is my mind
It is developing
It has found a sense 
That sense is a trigger
It is a warning
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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May 17, 2010 at 6:09 AM
Enjoyed reading your poetry today Francine. Thank you for your very kind comment. Love, Carol
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