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staircase of life

Am I to forever run in the endless staircase

That so many of us call life?

The one with no railings

And wraps around an invisible pole,

Making each movement so stressful.

 

Each step colors from blinding white

To dull blues, yellows, reds, pinks,

And the neon versions of them.

Some even sing songs of optimism

While others bellow heavy tunes of gray.

 

Am I destined to always have to look down

When I’m tired of going up and think,

“I’m exhausted so what if i just.. fall. Yet,

I simply cannot after such dedication,”?

The stairs behind me fade away,

I’d be so easy to lean back and forget.

 

Am I fated to evermore stare up

In search of an end that doesn’t exist

At the time?

To look for the top everyone

Tries and tries to reach,

But no one is ever successful in.

Because the top doesn’t exist

And stair steps only appear once

A foot is placed down.

 

So for the time being,

I’ll take a step and then another one

As I stare off into

What I can only imagine is

The light of my staircase.

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Written by
creamcoffee
wishing on a star
Published
May 16
Lines·Words
30·191
Notes

ok let’s try and go back to how i used to write.

 

i’ll just walk and walk and sometimes run, but always i go up.

🦄🦋💖

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#life#determination#dedication#staircase#upsanddowns
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