....So We Live



I feel like I am in a daze
Going back and forth in this maze

Headed somewhere in the middle of nowhere
Turning up nowhere when I've found somewhere

Life has me in circles at 360 angles
Trying to play catch up as my hope and dream dangles

Trying to overcome the system, racing against time
Fighting and struggling to achieve what's mine

Backed in a corner, on the inside looking out
Trapped in a rat cage, freely walking about

In a confined state of living
Head above water, barely surviving

Almost escaping, almost breaking through
But almost doesn't count, so almost won't do

The further up I go, the more stairs I seem to climb
The more steps I take, the more I feel behind

I see it, I want it, I grab it, it slips through my fingers
I ignore it, reject it, it tempts me and lingers

Can't make it come, can't make it attainable
Can't escape it, outrun it or make it invisible

A cat and mouse game, I perpetually pursue
Give up this chase, only to again ensue

An obsession I have nurtured in the name of ambition
Compelled to conquer it, hold it in my hand

My fantasies inspire me, my drive moves me to birth my schemes
The system reinforces, counteracts and enables my dreams

I live a life chasing it, trying to survive it, living to be alive
I spend my time wanting, needing, loving and hating it as I wait for my time to shine 

...And so...We live

By Charm White