I Am Drowning

A person craves to be with someone or do something, but his circumstances may not permit it. Hence, the anguish, the longing, the craving. We all have that moment when the calling gets too strong.

Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash

I'm drowning in the quicksand of life.
Quagmire of existance
Pulling me back as I strive,
To break free,
Making my life full of strife.

Every waking hour 
I hear your call from your bower,
Every nerve in my body, 
Reach out to be with you,
As the strings of my heart resonate with your melody.

As I step forward towards you,
My arms extended,
My eyes excited,
My heart fluttering,
The chains of my existence hold me back.

My brain reminds me of
Unfinished duties, yet not completed,
Promises, yet not fulfilled,
Places, yet not visited,
Obligations, yet not met.

Demands of existence
Keep me away from you.
The more I want to break free, 
I get entangled anew.

I cry I pine to be with you,
Yet I don't want,
As a man escaped from life. 
But he who conquered all the strife.

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