Stuck

In this space I chose, where ideals reside,

     this is where I belong, I was convinced.

 

If happiness means exhaustion from silence,

     then I should probably stay.

 

If right decision means staying while glancing,

     then maybe I am right.

 

If crying at the end of the day means making me strong,

     then maybe I should cry some more.

 

If hurrying to walk the other way is normal,

     then maybe nothing’s wrong.

 

Maybe time is taking its own time,

     I too should take my time.

 

This is right,

     I am fine.

Reviews

[Monica Chen]

It's interesting how many of us are inclined to associate being stuck, making decisions the crowd doesn't approve of, crying, and moving at a slow pace as negative things when they really aren't -- crying, for example, really does make us strong by letting us release negative energy and built up stress.

I really love the line "Maybe time is taking its own time" because of how it incorporates time as both an actor (an actor of the action not of a theater haha) and part of an idiom.

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"I am fine" despite the concepts being addressed creates a really beautiful paradox within the poem. I really like the opposition that is written between the lines, it gives more for one to consider. :))