Equilibrium

It’s all so trivial, life
The discontent, the jealousy,
The patterns that don’t exist
In the back of my mind’s eye
While the song plays softly
Marking time when I can no longer
Drifting toward the dividing line
And driving me to distraction

It’s all so meaningless, time
The weathered nature of the soul
Seated on the nearby shelf
Close enough to touch, perchance
But shimmering in the haze
Cast by its own muted shadow
Singing along with the rhythm
Of another night’s contemplation

It’s all so cavalier, love
Neatly wrapped in its own embrace
Judging and judged at a glance
Across many a crowded room
Drawing me neatly in, complete
In its multifaceted decadence
Throbbing with the tortured beat
And its constant comparison

It’s all so complex, and yet so real
Encompassing and encompassed by all
Sharing memories held in time’s thrall
Courting fate by merely existing
Never alone in this changing world
Torn asunder in the shifting wind
But stitched together by love

And beginning again.

Sam