Rite a Riff

I was in the slum, didn't really know what decisions to make in the time period of my life. I was frustrated, confused, and whenever I get in this state of mind, I write. I express these feelings through words, let the rhythm flow, open my eyes to my thoughts. I don't really know what my mind is truly thinking until I write it down, and then I understand. It clicks. I like this fast write because it has good imagery and wording, and it just flows. Hope you enjoy:

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The world spins around me 

unanswered questions 

thoughts left lingering 

my body aches as if there is no tomorrow 

life is a mystery to me

what will come next? 

and what should I do? 

choices, choices lay unattended 

as if they are laying across a table just waiting to be picked 

all the consequences, but all the rewards 

film across my vision 

as I contemplate what to do, 

I relax, I let all the stress fall away

every list, every chore, every practice, one by one 

I sit in the moment, my mind wanders to a happy place....

the birds chirp around me, the sun rests on my face and I daze...

I envision the life I want, what I want to be in 10, 20, 30 years

what will I regret? what will I remember? 

what do I wish to accomplish? 

these thoughts, visions float, wander 

to dream is the first step of success, 

but to get there is entirely different

first though, 

we must all, 

come into that realization 

of our dream, 

our future, 

OUR life, 

not others.