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Wandering

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I just realized, again, that I hate this life.
Every once in a while,
reality pokes through that carefully constructed wall,
of denial & self-delusion.
Life as I know it flits away,
day after day, faster & faster.
There doesn't seem to be a deeper meaning,
just a tired repetitive habit of living.
Each day never the same,
yet the same.
I don't let myself wallow in these thoughts for very long;
the fear of becoming thoroughly disenchanted,
a driving force for my child-like hopes and dreams.
There isn't a way out, except death.
But, there is something within me
that screams for me to make every minute count for something.
Which is quickly snuffed out by my despair & weakness.
Its a fight lasting forever in my mind.
I don't know what's stronger,
the will to live my life to the fullest,
or the oblivion that tempts and torments me.
These moods are erratic.
In a moment I will return to innocent naivety.
Sort of depressing ramblings. Inspired by Shakespeare.
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johnnyjester's avatar
Isn't it interesting that even our moods seem to have a summer, fall, winter, and spring?  I think there is something freeing in the seemingly meaningless of things, at times.  If something no longer strikes your fancy you can just drop it.  If it strikes your fancy again you can pick it up again.  Sometimes it will only have meaning to you but by pleasing yourself you are almost guaranteed to hit a note that pleases someone else.  I think most people go through this cycle a couple times a year.  We introspect and wonder..."What the hell am I DOING any of this for?"  Ultimately we can't figure it out but fall back into a positive current that takes us somewhere pleasant where our introspective demons seem to forget about us for a while....until fall and winter comes, that is.  Awww....but summer and spring are never too far away and even winter and fall have their beauty.  We often can't logically think our way out of depression/procrastination/lack of ambition... but we can FEEL our way out by simply gravitating towards anything that warms, lulls us, seduces us, loves us, and makes us laugh.  There was a philosopher/writer who said to a student who seemed to have no focus, "Too many mind."  A simple but confusing way of telling us to hold our spinning heads....calm the storm...and maybe just focus on one thing...the task at hand.  Maybe even just let go of everything for a minute and just see what comes.  Nice free verse!