if life is about what you can get away with
then perhaps i have got away with a lot,
if life is about the art of concentration
then perhaps i never really gave it a shot

sat here in this room
for a while,
and a room before that
found motorways,
and drove back

and i continue shouting to a crowd
that does not exist
but i am certain i need to accelerate
from a life i narrowly missed

find joy in life
feeding into narratives
sharp as knives
need optimism

kind of,
hit home hard
moments now lost in time
caught on camera

your life on a carousel
what does it do?
your life on a roller coaster
what does it mean to you?

there is talk of love,
of optimism
as if we should push down negativity
as if it is that simple
to change outlooks or reality