------Leaving Early------
I sit inside the bubble of life
yet so I think
about the purpose and reason
Is inside the shell
a better life
or outside perhaps more pleasing
I accept the rules
and follow the ways
of things I cannot alter
It seems so hard
to stay content
and so very easy to falter
Are the boundaries
of my thoughts
an inescapable trap
With the only chance
for breaking out
to suffer a mental snap
If outside the bubble
and looking in
would I be glad I was free
If I weren't bound
by invisible walls
what would my limits be
If the truth of life
were clearly known
is the only exit death's door
And the time I'm waiting
for it to occur
wasted by not leaving before.
R. Wayne Porter
copyright © 1997 R. Wayne Porter