NOW I KNOW

“By the verdict of his own breast, no guilty man is ever acquitted.” Juvenal

living a life of dissent I made lots of excuses
assumptions left and right gave me bumps and bruises
when I archived the past into rhymes and verses
the poetic lines became my muffled curses

the distance I covered every time I hit the road
won’t ever be enough to free me of my load
the weight of guilt keeps me on a frantic mode
I can’t simply outrun an unwanted episode

now I know why my words tend to overflow

there are vivid images I can’t simply let go

now I know why I am running away

each step I take keeps my sorrows at bay

it’s going to be a cycle where there is no escape
embattled thoughts will begin to take shape
when words collide forcing an endless debate
then lines will converge inside a depressing state

the increase in mileage and the burst of speed
will never ever satiate the momentum that I need
the high is overwhelmed when it’s time to concede
I know when I stopped some emotions just can’t be freed

now I know why my words tend to overflow

there are vivid images I can’t simply let go

now I know why I am running away

each step I take keeps my sorrows at bay

RMP
4/28/17
Winnipeg MB Canada