I put pen on paper
with blind hope that
muscle memory will lead me further.
While flexible poses fashioned my flighty youth,
I can feel the rigid rigor mortis
setting upon the dusk of my adulthood.
Ah! I can indeed survive by merely scrolling
and autotyping
and generally not using my brain.
Play nostalgic games
cocooned in comfort
in beer bosom.
Do the same work and
not get off the treadmill
even when I know
I am never going anywhere
on this broken machine.
I know I can but should I?
If the dart is hitting the middle of the forehead
maybe it is time to skateboard off to
an unknown vortex!
Skilful collection of thoughts woven together. :-)
ReplyDeleteAh yes, good point – our brains must be exercised at least as much as our bodily muscles.
ReplyDeletemaybe it is time to skateboard off to
ReplyDeletean unknown vortex!
Good option Sam! To venture out is to explore and secure positions which otherwise stays hidden!
Hank
I think that's a question we must each answer for ourselves – but the unknown vortex sounds like an adventure.
ReplyDelete"Play nostalgic games cocooned in comfort" is such a relatable line :3
ReplyDeleteGreat and clever poem I absolutely love the last line lol
ReplyDeleteI can relate to the first three lines except I nearly always use my computer. It is so much easier than using pen and paper. Maybe because I am all over the page with revisions and work changes. Paper can be so chaotic I can't decipher it
ReplyDeleteClever, relatable, and so very timely for me. Like Debi, I love the closing. The "unknown vortex" sounds really good right about now.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Can totally relate to "hoping some kind of muscle memory" will kick in. I find myself returning to poems I wrote way back in the early 2000s for inspiration ... nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe treadmill metaphor really stands out for me. I relate to the fact that it takes work to work that muscle and we have to be more conscious of it working as we age.
ReplyDeleteWhen nothing works one should opt for something absolutely uncharted
ReplyDeleteOf course it's always good to explore new arenas and surely with better hope , so again I say ofcourse you should
ReplyDeleteI love your use of the treadmill in this!
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