Two Steps Forward

Two steps forward,
Ten steps back,
I’m lost again,
And stuck mid track,
My wheels are spinning,
Heart is low,
I find I have,
Nowhere to go.

Two steps forward,
Ten steps rear,
Why is it sorrow,
Greets me here,
Have I not grown,
Or am I doomed,
To walk this earth,
A soul entombed.

Two steps forward,
Ten steps aft,
I’m bailing from,
A sinking raft,
My paddle broke,
I drank the sea,
And so the madness,
Follows me.

Two steps forward,
Ten steps hind,
My life tastes like,
A lemon rind,
No sweetness left,
To tame the jolt,
I guess I’ll pack,
My bags and bolt.

Two steps forward,
Ten steps back,
I wish that I could,
Hit the sack,
But darkness,
Closes in on me,
I wish this mood,
Would set me free.

© The Complicated Bunny – 22 May 2022