Sunday 2 July 2023

Seconds.




I see the seconds 
Coming up through the pages.
I'm not as lucky. 

Struggling with one, 
We can't even get to first
I simply don't know. 

How will we get there?
We try and we try and try. 
What if it's a fail? 

This first, to start with,
Maybe it's not meant for me 
So what can I do? 

How can I feel right
about this life meant for me -
Minus just the one. 

It feels like most have 
One, even two. None for us. 
An empty hollow. 

The second feels like a slap, when I can't even get to a first.