gears
moving
so simply
lockstep
patterns
of existence
station
to
station
disembarking
on schedule
to carry out
the assigned
tasks
re-boarding
as required
as if
returning
a library book
but
this is to
home
or
some
facsimile
created
in
a delusional
state of mind
but
best you not
go there
with your thoughts
just
rewind
and
prepare
for
the new
day


To survive we have to smile-Smile with skill.
well captured charles. very well captured.
oh i can feel this.. better not think about…or………..
Great poem, Charles. Have a happy weekend, my friend!
Repression can suck the smile out of many souls
we are the hollow men… a sad comment on the ruts we are forced into.
” best not go there with your thoughts” – if only I could master that
Yet another really good pairing of image and poem. I like how the gears are set behind the smiley face… and then the poem puts those gears in motion to show the “lockstep patterns of existence.”