Deliriously Dutiful

crumble, 

you took a tumble

down the Grand Canyon 

and survived, 

dumbfounded 

deliriously 

dutiful

you’ve been suffering 

the scrimmage

you despise

 

jostling 

pushing 

pulling

against

a mass produced

state of mind,

rife

repeal

redemption

a little intervention 

would suffice,

blind,

confined 

intrenched

in a chainmail 

disguise

 

you threw a fist at 

uncharted wisdom

with a vision 

as bold as brass,

it was ‘street smart’

that saved your ass, 

harbour lights 

bobbing boats 

hope only floats

for so long,

deliriously 

dutiful,

the shortest straw’s

been plucked for you,

49 years young 

and all you’ve done

is hang on

when letting go

was all 

you needed 

to know