Clouded Vision

Rose Shababy

I live the life that narrows vision;

wide and vast and overwhelming

while yearning for lost spontaneity;

too realistic to accept the risk

I have learned to be hardworking

not normal cause for this despair

but

I have also learned to play the game

recovering a mask

I happily believed was gone for good

(there is no freedom in this race)

As I wait behind 10 other cars

our turn signals flash in unison

Human beings weren't meant to live like this

thinking bovine caged in cars

I have learned to dip and dance

albeit lacking in a certain grace

but

do it anyway

so I can feed the hungry mouths

of children, community and government

(I cannot shake how responsible I feel!)

so,

I live the life that narrows vision;

wide and vast and overwhelming

while yearning for lost spontaneity;

too realistic to accept the

risk.

Published by Rose Shababy

I'm an artist, if only in my own mind! How can I sum up me and my life in 2000 characters or less? There are far more than 2000 characters in my head, all pushing to get out! Maybe someday I'll actually f...  View profile

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