Life keeps happening,
impeding its own progress
with constant interruptions.
Grains of sand are in rebellion,
they’re asking “Why?
Why must I go down this hole
and let the flow continue?”
All the while, time hits the turbulence
the fine china finally lives up to its name
as it pulverizes against the wall
into minute particles.
Maybe such grains would keep their place
in the universal hourglass
and let the pace continue
without any more disruption.
Split second decisions,
manifested time collisions
make the whole ordeal more convoluted
than the winds arranging themselves
out of each other’s way.
I’m caught in the middle of this tempest
watching it swirl around me,
somehow grounded,
I haven’t gotten dizzy.
Constantly tempted to reach out
and let the whirling beast suck me in,
I won’t let myself be carried off
on unplanned intineraries.
I have no choice
but to keep up
with the eye of the storm.