Until Then

Familiar is no longer a taste
I've let so much potential go to waste
Not sure whats comes next
Just gotta give it all my best

Need to be exploring possibilities
Instead of maintaining friends by trying to please
The feeling of rejection becomes a disease
True happiness seems almost like a tease

Not a day goes by I don't think of the lost
Family and friends either by death or disgust
Left dwelling in a gutter to the homeless man 
My light bulb will burn with a trick for Uncle Sam

For the first time in my life
Can't pay my bills
Collection calls
Can hardly pay for pills. 
A light to security over that big steep hill
I keep trying to climb
Climb Climb Climb
My nails are worn down
Mind is a mess
Do I have it together
Nah, I'm in distress
A control freak
With lack of 
If I give more grease,
Answers will rain from above
Until then..

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 9/15/2013 7:20:00 PM
I really loved this piece. My favorite stanza was the one beginning with "Not a day goes by I don't think of the lost". This entire poem is chilling, and I absolutely LOVE it. Take care
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Date: 9/15/2013 3:23:00 AM
Sharon,you write an excellent piece of poem.My nails are worn down /Mind is a mess...good lines.I enjoyed the whole piece and invite you to read my latest poem "The Touch Of Happiness".....Have a lovely day
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