My mind all day
Focused and clear
Then as I leave
I feel a slight jeer

It edges its way in
This splinter inside
Ruminating
It switches the tide

Then another thread adds
To the knotted mess
I am so very tired
And I feel I’m less

I played to the second
The beats as before
Why another time
My emotions are more

I sigh with desire
A night of soul rest
The words left me yearning
For some kind of best