Followed by the past
Regrets and sorrows
Allowing misdeeds to haunt
And losses to be still mourned
Enticed into future unknowns
Anxiety brews and curdles
Then tighten like balls of rope
Leaving you strangled
Thus the theft goes on
Of simple joys of daily life
Peace and delights of the night
Left wide eyed yet seeing nothing
Ways of the times
Add to the stealthy steal
With incessant streaming
Procuring falsities, cloaked as realties
Living with this dichotomy
The perfect portrayal
The denied cracking shell
The emptiness deepens
The wealth of living
Thus robbed
In broad daylight
Voluntarily handed over
Man is left in his illusion
Floundering with wolves at his heel
Questioning his purpose
Is there any way out?!
Is there no protection plan
From this theft
No solution to this anxiety
To dissolve the pain
Yes, present and constant
Granted at birth
Enjoyed most
As the carefree child
Willful to pursue and perceive
Simple wonders and delights
Joyful to embrace
Smiles, laughter and love
And free
From yesterday and tomorrow
Living the only truth
Found in the present of today
So be enamored
With what lays in the palm of the hand
Look back no longer
And look forward only one step
Anchor in now
Allow no more theft
As the grandest of treasures
Is right here, right now!
rhythmandthedancer 