Low and Slow

Inspired

Low low low
Sinking deep and slow
Seeping down below
From time to time
Many times in a row
Again and again
I try to fix my bow,

Back again to hit a target
I raise my bow and narrow my brow
A deep knot in my throat
My hands white as snow
Once again sure to miss
Shaky hands are never steady,
You know?

…

With pain we grow

….

With pressure, we glow

…

I try to shrugg it off and…
Act normal again
But my head hangs low,
And the next thing I know, I’m dipping
The mind never seems to stop racing
I can’t hold on anymore, I’m slipping…
My heart gets weary, my chest is ripping
My failures, I’m often caught tripping
My present, will these last?
I look on with everything with no lust
I feel weak in my core
With a blunt, niggling pain in my chest
A cloud of sadness hanging over my head
Nothing is interesting any longer
The pieces just don’t fit together
Will things ever get better?

Just maybe…

De-Graft

11/04/2023