My world
Ebbs and flows
Reality….
Comes and goes
Today I sit still
Tomorrow I run
At times there is hope
At times there is none
Awake or asleep
Memories haunt
They swirl and swoop
Linger and taunt
Values, beliefs
And character wane
Going in circles
Again and again
Truth and certainty
Shimmer and fade
Moving targets
That hide and evade
With each new day
My existence unravels
And I carry both
The shield and the gavel