Life

Life has many challenges
Some are big, and some are small
My mind races and paces
Thinking about people I call friends
People I can trust my life with
But not my darkest secret
I try to talk to them, comfort them
Be a friend to them
But I am caught in my own life's challenges
I am prone to pluck the heart before it bleeds
I realize what I am doing
It is best for others, or at least that's what I tell myself
They talk to me like they can't inquire any further - deeper
So here I am.
Behind a screen, talking to people who do care
Why cant life end?
I admit that I wouldn't want to be on earth when time stops
But the thought of waking up, and being alone...
With millions of others who I don't know - in panic.
Amuses me and my brain
Life is a challenge in itself
Tackle it while you have it in your grasps

Poem by J.A.D. © 2001