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Mid-Life Bozo

My soul is hungry Is that my fault? Am I just another mid-life bozo? Sober in mid-life Why did god choose Right now? Was it to avoid disaster? Sober or not My soul is hungry Is that my fault? To awaken and see where I am Is not exactly where I thought Don’t get me wrong I’m certainly grateful To be able to see at all Gratitude is nice And even essential But it doesn’t feed my soul To be honest I’m not even sure What would Most of the time I don’t really mind Most of the time Sometimes I do though I feel like I will whither And turn to lonely desert dust Other times I’m drowning In a swirling cacophonic whirlpool Should I fight? Should I struggle or just drift Like dust on the wind Should I swim with frantic strokes? Or let myself be sucked down And see what is there? Will I ever know? Should I even care? Is it just an arrogant desire?

Copyright © February 2003 Kenneth R. Patton


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