Monday, January 3, 2011

Sisyphus' Whine


absurdly surviving, repeating chore, forcing boulder up side of that hill,
each trip up, straining, forcing, bleeding shoulders and back, amazing skill,
pushing, adjusting stance, fighting that boulder, my mind vacant and still,
arrive at the top, a few seconds of rest, then watch the boulder roll where it will,

walking back down, mind racing, rage, fear, cog in the wheel of  infinity still,
destined forever, up and down fate, no destiny, nausea and a terrible chill,
little time, think and wonder, soon at bottom, nothing to hope, my heart can't fulfill,
bottom achieved, mind empty, free, straining, pushing boulder up side of that hill,