Stuck

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Stuck

I feel my ego taking over
Full force like a freight train
I see its light approaching
Imminent, imminent now
And my foot's caught in the tracks
Can't move, stuck in the path
Old patterns bubble up
Old worries double up
All the thoughts that
Trick me to the track
All the habits that
Keep me coming back
Hear the train come roaring
Bright light then all is black
And I am back to feeling foreign
Re-living all the lack
This ego smack
Attacks my will
Keeps all of my velocity still
I feel it spin within
Fighting for forward
But someone hit pause
And I am unfullfilled
Just want to press play
Let the song progress
I have grown weary
Of all these bars of rest
Resume the music
Longing for crescendo
Make it loud and clear
No more innuendos

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DeepEclipse commented on Stuck

07-27-2010

Skillful metaphors. Likening an ego to a music playing. The subliminal takeover. Most would see it as a way to exceed, to relish in the ego, but it is indeed a snare. Enslavement. A non stop journey that mocks contentment. Loved the piece. The brevity makes it quick reading, as the read speeds down the page.

Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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