Shaky

Indecision and delays are the parents of failure. ~George Canning

Shaky

She's shaky,
Unsteady,
Like her life is too heavy.

She keeps twisting,
And turning,
Why are her eyes burning?

She's shaky,
Unsteady,
Her life is too heavy;

She's shifting,
And drifting,
Away from her first path.

I'm like her,
But not like her,
I have my solid ground.

She flows with the tide,
From hither side,
To the other side.
She never stays by my side.

She's shaky,
And unpredictable,
I need her in one place,
But she won't go.

I hate shaky,
And unsteady,
Life shouldn't be that heavy.

Make her stop,
Stand still,
Keep her from running into the hills.

There she'll stay shaky
And unsteady,
She'll think of life, too heavy.

It's a lie,
Like the cake,
It's all what you make of it.

Don't be shaky.

Author's Note

Reviews welcome. Be harsh, or not. Doesn't bother me either way.

Reviews

[Summer D.]

Favorite poem.... OF THE WEEK!! I was smiling by the cake line. Pure Genius.
The repeating of some of the lines, really helped gain a mental image and a sort of feeling to place this poem. Ack, I still have to put Clockwork up. :) Thanks for the push and spur in the right direction.

*100*

[Miss Evans]

Inside joke to people who have played Portal or know people who have played it. At some point it is written on the wall "THE CAKE IS A LIE" because someone tells you at the beginning there will be cake if you escape. :)

[Ami N.]

Wow. I love this poem! It's repetition and flow makes it sound so..mellifluous. I agree, the repetition adds a ring to this poem that makes it so unique. However, I kinda lost you in the last-ish stanza. Otherwise; beautiful write. And great message :)