click
life’s a click away
clicking away
mentally turning over, churning out,
burning out
click: new topic, same perspective – need to refocus
click. double click (let’s delete that thought)
AND wipe clear that idea
it’s a major shutdown
fatigued – no chance to stretch my imagination
or hide away in my gray matter, with what matters
So hopeless, I remain scratching words to form phrases
with a desire to describe a riddle of humanity for those who
struggle under the weight of the human condition
Yet, reaching inside is harder than stretching forward
It is exhausting to reach and grasp nothing but air
to attempt to grab hold of your guts and have them
slip from your hands
click
(longing for those brief moments of exhilaration…)
click
(…when there’s a connection that grounds you in the present…)
click
(…and forces you to admit that life’s for the living…)
I think of Nietzsche: Even the bravest of us
rarely has the courage for what he really knows.
And I hear echoes of Springsteen’s refrain:
Is a dream a lie that doesn’t come true?
as I reach for the delete button
– Chris George
2005