Held in suspension
Drizzling with tension
Pressured with progression
And don't forget to mention
The broken sensation.

Your mind sounds like a broken record
Trying to fit an acceptable accord
You sit their pondering...
Wondering...
Trying...
Wishing...
Accepting...
Imagining...
Waiting...
Pondering the consequences of rebelling
Wondering how others are managing
Trying to make a 'happy' living
Wishing for your mind to stop screaming
Accepting that you'll always be disappointing
Imagining a perfect reality
Waiting for your prince charming.

You drift.
Away...
Astray....
Somewhere....
Elsewhere...
Anywhere...
But here.

Your alarm sounds; it times to wake up


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