What Crosses My Mind

Here I will focus the writing on poetry and commentary.

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Wake Up Every Day

Wake up every day

Ask the question

Is it today?

I am tired you see

If life revolves around me

The world continues on … ticking

Like a meter maid

Always checking in to be sure

I wander in my mind

Letting the wheels roll

Until its fervor has me losing my mind

I don’t want to be self-centered

So exhausting

Yet I haven’t found an option

That allows my soul to settle slowly

Years ago

I discovered stream of conscience

Words that just continue on

Holding a life of their own

Some might suggest delving meaning

Perhaps there is that

I wonder though if it’s just that easy

To grasp the spokes of that wheel

To a jolting halt

So my broken heart might rest

I so want to feel connected

Yet I haven’t found an option

My family

Wonderful, caring, driven, passionate, beautiful

In every word

There are no questions that suggest otherwise

Only a certain imbalance

A deep cavernous drought

Begging to be explored

Just out of reach

I can feel the texture of the walls

Damp and cold without anything to grasp upon

Yet slowly declining further and narrowing

Until that fear begins to settle in

Gradually my body falls

An unknown darker reality

Take my breath away

Only to forget how to stand again

Seeking some semblance of order, drifting

To a point whereby a certain peace …

I awaken to a new day.

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  1. SHIRLEY MAYA TAN Avatar
    SHIRLEY MAYA TAN

    Another day, another way for us to decide to view the world, the problem, and decide how to deal with it differently. Another day brings fresh perspectives, renewed vigour and hope, even joy and love. Another new day, to rise and become so much more. That’s the promise we can make to ourselves 🙂

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    1. Thom Amundsen Avatar
      Thom Amundsen

      Thanks Shirley, sometimes I become so tired – don’t want to let it be labeled as ‘burnout’ – there is so much more to the exhaustion. 🙂

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      1. SHIRLEY MAYA TAN Avatar
        SHIRLEY MAYA TAN

        I know what you mean. I get that “burnout” feeling every third Sunday of the month! LOL
        In any case, there is a time to rest, a time to reflect and a time to recuperate. Only you can decide when and how and what works best for you.
        Once you are over that exhaustion and fatigue, you would rise again 🙂

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