Lifted From A Fog Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

One day I awakened,
As if lifted from a fog.
A fog I knew I had caused,
By functioning on a daily basis...
Like many who refuse to believe,
Their lives to live are ruled...
On assumptions to consume and follow,
Fear to appetize as they nibble on doubts.

I discovered I wanted to share and compare,
Complaints with others as if to dare...
The playing of this game I could do much better.
To achieve a self defeating with meaningful despair.

One day I awakened as if lifted from a fog.
And on that day I saw a path too familiar.
A path I remembered...
Before temptations had me awed.
But on this day all that was not clear before,
Became too vivid for me not to see 'my' reality.
And those possibilities I had been led to believe,
Were not obtainable or within reach.