Did You Feel That?

so many before

to direct the way

soft gentle roars

savagely decayed

time wields a sword

that disfigures a face

we all leave this world

for some other place

no forward or back

and then, you find yourself stuck

tripped by the slack

of your current bad luck

though it seems nothing's changed

you know it can't stay the same

your whole world rearranged

where no one knows your name

when a pinball game tilts

the whole thing starts over

you must try to rebuild

a renewed beginner

until you've run out of chances

the last strike and you're out

no matter your circumstances

dig your roots in and sprout

in the midst of the fall

in the climate of change

backs against the wall

over paid or short changed

catch your breath, without stop

change awaits your arrival

witness every jaw drop

as you plan your reprisal

mark this moment in time

it won't pass here again

a perfectly framed paradigm

both beginning and end

nothingness forming a thought

a renewal of self

take the step and fearnought

when extending one's self