Running in Place

Wandering thoughts of a still world, moving at the speed of light.

The beginning starts where the ending leaves off
A place so familiar, but a feeling so lost

When I first arrived, it came at a cost
And not by my choice, but the choice of my boss

For three years straight, I drank the sauce
Now I stand here drenched and the high has worn off

So patient I stood, when the code was embossed
Invisible digits to be scanned and then tossed

So tranquil its come not a sound in the air
Not a movement in site, only white space to stair

But how could this be, to happen to me
To pilot the ship, but be lost at sea

Disgust, distaste to be part of this race
To stand her and smile while they spit in my face

Breathe I say, just take it by day
But as dusk comes, my mind takes it away

And oh so fast, life takes it grasp
Encompassed in mud, a life in a cast

Then at the point, where the water does boil
I break off the mold, smile and coil

Prepare for attack, to spit some right back
To rip off the code, there’s nothing I lack

My future is mine, my mind belongs to me
The past had its cost, but the future if free

So rather than sulk, to stand in this mud
I am ready to run, not with hate but with love

Ignore the blame, the cause and lies
Shed the shade and the hate to see life through my eyes

And just then, when I come alive
I awaken the end, the beginning of life

Author's Note

Thoughts?

Reviews

[V. Lucien Maier]

good flow. The vocabulary seems a bit forced at sometimes but not overly. It has a good rhythm to it.

[Butterflymom]

This is a very well written, and thought provoking piece! I really enjoyed the imagery, and description in it. You are very talented!!!

[Fear Corrupts!]

This is very well done - you know, it can appeal to many different people, like it's not just straight edge.
I really like the flow of this poem, great rhyming scheme.
Well done,