LOCKED ON SAME
 

Life changes each moment,
and opportunity abounds,
when your locked on same,
you miss those inviting sounds.

Each person that you meet,
has a new idea for you to ponder,
when you are locked on same,
your mind never chances to wander.
 
Each book on the shelf,
has new thoughts and views,
if you remain locked on same,
you miss all that is news.

Stuck in neutral, foot to the floor,
going nowhere, all energy lost,
you are determined to stay locked,
no matter what is the cost.

Each hand that reaches out,
wanting to be your friend,
you see from that SAME place,
and there the friendship does end.

Locked on same, of your own will,
not believing the choice was yours,
and yet for each person and each time,
all they say and do, your mind ignores.

You are determined that you know best,
and no one really understands,
the world is really out to get you,
if you give in to its demands.
 

©Written by: Ed Kassirer
July 14, 2001