Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Pacing


Pace around the apartment
Back and forth
That’s what you do
When your heart won’t stop
I see the animals in the zoo
They pace
Back and forth
On the same path, against
The glass, you wait because
They’ll come around once more
Back and forth

Alone.  Alone is good
Back and forth
You can let it all out
You can mumble, grumble, growl
An animal back and forth

Each beat a footprint
How many are left?
Visitors are of no interest
Heart races and we make paces
People’s faces in frames encased pressed to the glass
Back and forth

How long will this last
Back and forth
How long can this last

When you give up or lose meaning
Not much to do
When you grow up with the goal
That you outgrew
You end up pacing, waiting for the Hand
Back and forth
That may or may not feed you
Basic instinct keeps the body alive
Animal dead inside

Erasing
Back and forth
While pacing
Back and forth
Erasing
Back and forth
While pacing

Back and forth

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