Breathe Deep...

Like a ton of bricks it hit me;
i had not been living,
i had been dying slowly,
waiting for the end,
sad and lonely
and wringing every bit of Pathos
out of the crying towel that i could...

Would it were not true,
but i think it has happened
to more than a few
Just another one of "those things"
i've heard we all go through
though for some the wall is too high or too strong
or the road is too lonely, too rugged or too long
Sometimes you cannot tell the wrong
until the mistake is made,
then you must adjust your line...

Life is indeed a climb
and at some altitudes the air is thin
keep your breathing to a minimum
don't expend your strength
or the strength of your convictions
for one thing that gives distinction
is remaining true to yourself,
despite what comes your way
and not to fall sway
or leap blindly into a fray...

Emotions are a caution
to remind you that you do think,
for in the blink of an eye,
if you are not careful,
all could be lost over the brink
or down into the briny deep
where Atlantis waits,
flags at the gates
still fluttering in the current...
               07-25-10