A full head of steam;
hit the wall
and walked away clean.
It’s probably
more than I deserve.
I’ve spent the better part
learning how to serve
my many masters.
Now, I have learned
that I was wrong.
The carrot and the stick
were in my hand all along,
and I invented
my own accusers.
I fell for
my own excuses.
Deceived myself,
oh, so easily.
After all I’ve been through,
I guess I have to stop
lying to me,
too.
Feeling like I’m always
the last to know,
but I can make it on my own.
Time to get some blood
from this stone.
Get it together.
HG – 2019