This Is Me #11

Final Countdown

Six hundred seconds

Until the clock beckons

And Cinderella gets her wish

No more washing dishes

She'll have servants who listen

To the sound of her voice

Her choice is to go to the palace

Or back to making salads

Would paradise even be the place for her?

Maybe she'd rather go to a place she deserves

This Is Me #6

You can do it if you try
Go big or go home, don't just get by
Lies, false promises were told
Those were the words they said

Guess this is what they call life
Get knocked down and stay down, might
Be better tomorrow when the sun comes out
But for now, I wanna believe the best days are ahead

This Is Me #1

Life Inertia

 This is a race.
Started out fast.
I thirst,
Chasing the finish line
Head down, face first.
Gold medal here, blue ribbon there.
First place, post game interview
 I'll tell the world I'm great.

 But when my feet cross the line
They say another lap, "You're getting behind".
So I struggle.
Muscles ache and lungs wheeze,
Thoughts of giving up begin to tease.
The speed is gone,
I trudge as
I try to pick up my feet.

 The friction from the track catches my soul
I can't take another step
My motion has stopped
Is there something out there that wants my dead?
Or is it just all in my head?