The Future
Heavy weights bearing down
Faster and faster time moves in rhythm
Quicker, swept into anxious unthinking
Breathe, in and out, in and out
Time slows for a second, I can’t catch my breath
The road ahead is covered in reaching roots and gnarled branches
Out of control, thoughts of what I want
What I need, what I want my life to be
Will my vision be ripped away?
My dreams charred in the burning future?
Wait-breathe. In and out. Slow time when you can
I have done my duty to this world, showed it my bare soul
Left myself for dead in the wake of my fear
Can I control my erratic heart?
It beats in time to the pounding on the door
Will I open it? Or will I lock it tight
I will open it wide
Move through the bars I nailed in place
Reach out and touch my dreams