Sustained To Maintain Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Sustained to maintain.
It's kept to...
Maintain to sustain.

So many claim,
They've been strained by a game.
But they keep it sustained,
To maintain.

And they rush behind doors.
To hope it stops.
But those doors they close,
Remain unlocked.
They rush behind their doors.
To hope the game stops.
But those very same doors,
Remain unlocked.

Sustained to maintain.
The game is,
Maintained to keep it sustained.

So many claim,
The game played strains.
But they keep it maintained,
And sustained.

And they rush behind their doors.
To leave unlocked.
Hoping that the game played,
For them stops.
But...
Sustained to maintain.
The game is,
Maintained to keep it sustained.

Sustained to maintain.
It's kept to,
Maintain to sustain.
It's kept to,
Sustain to maintain.
It's kept to,
Remain unchanged!