SSDD

often we are left to
ourselves in a motionless
thought only to be jarred into
a reality imposed upon us by
an emotionless oaf nudging us
to commence whatever it is we
are supposed to be doing while
they sit and watch what it is we
are doing to fulfill their amusement.

we dance around the
truth of our intentions and sing the
song of avoidance only to
come out of it with nothing more
than we put into it.

often we return to our
original state of motionless
thought only to ponder on what it
is we just did to fill the void
between the coaxing of others only
to find we are still in the same
predicament we were in to begin with.

left to our own devices
we will remain internally motionless while
our bodies continue run the marathon
row the boat
ride the bus
reach for toilet paper
read the same page of the newspaper twelve times.

repetition often leaves us motionless and
infrequently constipated.