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Making no progress
Moving forward
Everybody's doing it,
Right?
It's expected
It's necessary
It's part of life
"What have you been up to?"
I hate that question.
They think I'm lazy
I'm asked about future plans,
Impossible goals, nonexistent dreams.
I think I'm crazy.
Whatever I try,
it makes no difference
My life's at a standstill
"It's just a tough time -
You're a little behind"
Oh, thanks. I couldn't tell.
Some say to get it together
Some say I can catch up
I feel like I never will
Everybody's doing it,
Right?
It's expected
It's necessary
It's part of life
"What have you been up to?"
I hate that question.
They think I'm lazy
I'm asked about future plans,
Impossible goals, nonexistent dreams.
I think I'm crazy.
Whatever I try,
it makes no difference
My life's at a standstill
"It's just a tough time -
You're a little behind"
Oh, thanks. I couldn't tell.
Some say to get it together
Some say I can catch up
I feel like I never will
Published 15th Jul 2017
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15th Jul 2017 7:31pm
Maybe things are like that:
Consider the islands in the stream -
Holding the fort, but shaped by running waters. -
A standstill?
Consider the salmons -
They try hard to get upstream for spawning,
Giving birth to a new generation. -
A standstill?
Welcome to DUP. :-)
Consider the islands in the stream -
Holding the fort, but shaped by running waters. -
A standstill?
Consider the salmons -
They try hard to get upstream for spawning,
Giving birth to a new generation. -
A standstill?
Welcome to DUP. :-)
15th Jul 2017 8:59pm
Thank you so much! It means a lot to me that you took the time to read my poem and write a response. I'm very encouraged and moved
15th Jul 2017 9:10pm
26th Feb 2024 4:40pm
"I'm asked about future plans,
Impossible goals, nonexistent dreams.
I think I'm crazy."
As we get older and start reaching some milestones, we start to taking a more careful inventory of what life has been. It's a question I often tell my grown sons so that they won't feel time slipped by, sometime I wish I could have thought about more in detail when I was young.
Excellent write.
Impossible goals, nonexistent dreams.
I think I'm crazy."
As we get older and start reaching some milestones, we start to taking a more careful inventory of what life has been. It's a question I often tell my grown sons so that they won't feel time slipped by, sometime I wish I could have thought about more in detail when I was young.
Excellent write.
