There is a moment of survival
Where present events
Have provided a carnival
Of emotions spent

I found a refuge
Of spoken word
That escapes subterfuge
While my psyche conforms

Yet doesn’t conform
To a creative script
To submit in Affirmations
Of new ventures as time ticks

Slower at first
Then gradually faster
As my hourglass subsists
Even though this roller coaster

Is speeding to its ultimate conclusion
While I hold on as eyes closed
Gradually releasing in elation
When the final effort is disclosed

12/23/2024

Posted on 12/23/2024
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