Poetry

Persist

written by: OurSacredHonor

I blindfold myself in the daytime
And I open my eyes in the dark
I draw my arrow and I let it go
Hoping that it finds its mark
But my targets, they do not stand still
Always moving by so very fast
My arrow has no other recourse
Than to whistle as it flies past
I fire until my bow grows weary
By now it must be getting late
But I haven't hit a target yet
Because I always hesitate

I've always been one for waiting
Never been the type for expectations
I had a plan, had it all mapped out
Then I forget what it was all about
Too busy waiting for that day to arrive
I didn't see all the days passing me by
Time is precious, that much is true
And now so much of it's behind me, what am I to do?
Today, I say, I'll finish a thought
Today I'll remember what I've been taught
Stagnation has become norm
But enough's enough, I shall return to form
I've been sitting on the sidelines doing play by play
When really it should be me who's playing the game
I've been hung up on hang ups and unanswered calls
It's time to move on, it's time to play ball
This may not be perfect, it may not be the cure
But this is the first step in remembering that there's more
Than the second hand and the grains of sand
Falling in the hour glass
More than the bottom line, the bottom dollar,
And living in the past
If there was no need for the future
Then the future wouldn't exist
I've rediscovered my need
To persist