Took some time away from all things writing for a couple weeks, due to school vacation, Easter, and trying get my lacrosse team whipped into shape. The funny thing about writing is the insane amount of self-imposed pressure we put on ourselves, at least I do. So, it was good to take a little break, although I couldn't resist following my fav blogs here and there. Like others, I like to dabble in poetry / lyrics. This one pretty much describes my mindset the last couple weeks. I heard the Shins "New Slang" a couple days ago, and it snapped my out of the funk. The power of music struck again!
My internal seismograph registered
The swell miles out to sea
A familiar unseen force
Gaining momentum and strength
Despair and hopelessness
Rapidly melting candle wax
Approaching the shoreline
Destroying music’s enjoyment
Exorcizing hopes and dreams
Crashing down and enveloped
Pleading internally for sanity
Cold rail of the suspension bridge
A ray of sunlight breaks
On the serene horizon
Signifying recovery
Bright warming light
Transforms gray landscapes
Into vivid Technicolors
Cloudless skies inducing
Megalomaniac confidence
Swathed in possibilities
Admiration and gratefulness
For one more day
