Jericho - A Poem

 

This is a poem I wrote about 25 years ago, as I was making early breakthroughs in handling my life and my mental health...

Let me babble

bibble babble

bubbling overflowing

with wasted words

silly intentions

dreams unrealized

hopes attained

or not

as the whim of Olympus

affected my journeys

along the pathways

of my life.

I sit here

gazing at the wall before me

wondering

how to break out of the box

can i will i must i

yes

no

i don't know

do you?

Break free from boxed in

thinking

cut loose the chains

tear down the walls

what is beyond them

the unknown

the unknowable

a new beginning if

I only have the courage to

grab it by the tail

and ride the wild tiger.

Taking chisel and hammer in hand

I begin

brick by brick

and the walls come tumbling

down.