Confined by the Present
It will never be the same
There are people all around me
They show their love
They show support
But it can only go skin deep
I am alone
Deep inside my mind
This womb of loneliness has become oddly comforting
It is hard to let anyone in
Stuck in a lonely present
I am not allowed to think about the past
No purpose in mulling over regrets
The woulda, coulda, shoulda’s are all gone now
There is no way to justify them
No way to take them back
I’m not allowed to think about the future
It might not belong to me
I don’t know how much time I have left
I am here in this moment, soaking up the present, alone
While everyone around moves forward freely
Learning from their past
Planning for their future
They stop to visit with me
Only for a moment
And then go back to
Planning, doing, going, making
Will I ever get to do more than just try to survive?
Will I get another chance at life?
Or will I remain captive?
Chained to this present moment
While everyone else has the privilege
of carelessly watching it pass by
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Powerful poem!