Prolonged aggravation

Seems a few minutes become days,

our utopia’s  been lost in a haze

Can’t see through the fog,

headaches from the howling of the dog

Stranded in the dark run out of fuel,

my Iphone is nearly dead, how cruel

Bang my fist in anger on the dash,

thinkin how sweet life could be with a little cash

Sometimes it seems life can be such a tease

Go from happy to hell as quick as a sneeze

Can’t see wonderland through your looking glass

there’s too much condensation

But most of all darling it seems

you're suffering from a case of prolonged aggravation

Sometimes you blink and seem to lose a day, remember when it

Looking forward was such a lovely thought,

sharing the connection that you perpetually sought

Spinning in excuses and fears coated with regret,

despite telling yourself you deserve better, you forget

Sometimes it seems life can  be such a tease

Go from happy to hell as quick as a sneeze

Can’t see wonderland through your looking glass there’s too

But most of all darling it seems you're suffering from a case

Run away from the cycle that’s always stuck on spin, open

Be the engine that runs the train down your own tracks, drive

Let’s roll away from the weight of the pain, ride in style

The journey of a lifetime right there in our mind, the two

Sometimes it seems life can  be such a tease

Go from happy to hell as quick as a sneeze

Can’t see wonderland through your looking glass there’s too

But most of all darling it seems you're suffering from a case

Let’s bring it to a close, all steady as she goes, steam

Drifting off into the night sky, dissipating into thin air

Tim Windisch

11/27/2023