inertia

william mcgreal

inertia

 

what is it about

my body at rest

that wants to

stay at rest

 

what lies beyond

the curve of road

what will awaken when

my heart rate is steady

 

what lies in the very moment

i have filled again the cavities

of my lungs and breathed

oxygen back into my bones

 

it must be some beast

with new-found strength  

waiting to drag me away

to unknown lands

 

a merciless dragon with

outstretched talons ready

to throw me over the precipice

and expect me to fly

 

some ungodly thing

i cannot imagine

except to know

the certain death

 

of my current inertia

the loss of comfort

in knowing where i am

and what i am not

  • Author: WIll mcgreal (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 14th, 2017 09:44
  • Comment from author about the poem: This is less about wanting to maintain my current inertia (status quo) and more about avoiding what creating greater agency in my life (in this case, including even more exercise) would provide for me. As if to say it is moving out into the unknown and the idea of being powerful or soaring through life that frightens me.
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  • Tony36

    Great write



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