Pre-requisites
at the holiday dinner gathering with warm glowing lights and fresh-out-the-oven food, you listen to the stories and conversations people around you are having when suddenly you’re prompted to speak
looks like everyone’s having a good time
cutting steak and sipping wine
am I the only one looking from
outside-in
peeping through some cracks of time
why no soul has told me
the pre-requisites to prosperity
seems like everyone’s having a swell time
cracking laughs and breaking frowns
am I the only one hanging from
upside-down
swaying to the beat of time
oh but everyone’s sharing their sweet times
playing with their storylines
am I the only one sweating to keep things right
combing out
the pills of time