☆°▪︎ WANDERING AIMLESSLY (A STREAM OF MAYBES) ▪︎°☆

A

stream

.

o

f

.

maybes

wanders

aimlessly . . .

.

.

.

seeking

promise

.

a

n

d

.

possibility . . .

.

.

.

 ~ seeking

promise

.

a

n

d

.

possibility . . .

.

.

.

day,

after

day,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

week,

after

week . . .

.

.

.

play,

after

play,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

street,

after

street . . .

.

.

.

That

one’s

.

t

o

o
.

green,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

that

one

.

t

o

o

.

peach . . .

.

.

.

That

one’s

.

t

o

o

.

salty,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

that

one

.

t

o

o

.

sweet . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

everything

.

i

s

.

either

out

.

o

f

.

reach,

.

.

o

r

.

.

in

between . . .

.

.

.

 ~ out

.

o

f

.

reach,

.

.

o

r

.

.

in

between,

.

f

o

r

.

maybe . . .

.

.

.

Maybe

wanders

aimlessly . . .

.

.

.

seeking

promise

.

a

n

d

.

possibility . . .

.

.

.

 ~ seeking

promise

.

a

n

d

.

possibility . . .

.

.

.

day,

after

day,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

week,

after

week . . .

.

.

.

play,

after

play,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

street,

after

street . . .

.

.

.

dream,

after

dream,

after

dream,

after

dream,

after

dream . . .

.

.

.

each,

.

a

n

d

.

all,

.

a

n

d

.

every,

racing

ahead . . .

.

.

.

 ~ racing

ahead

.

a

t

.

such

speed . . .

.

.

.

a

s

to

be

forever

out

.

o

f

.

reach . . .

.

.

.

 ~ to

be

forever

out

.

o

f

.

reach . . .

.

.

.

far

beyond

empty . . .

.

.

.

 ~ far

beyond

.

t

h

e

.

bankruptcies,

fed

.

b

y

.

the

hopes

.

a

n

d

.

dreams

.

o

f

.

those

attempting

.

t

o

.

cash

out

their

fantasies . . .

.

.

.

o

f

those

attempting

.

t

o

.

cash

out

their

wandering

streams . . .

.

.

.

 ~ their

wandering

streams

.

o

f

.

maybe.

Reflection: This was a popular personal struggle-themed poem that I wrote back in November of 2020 where the affected party is scattered by having too many possibilities and too little focus to be able to capitalize on much of any of them. I heard a song that sounded like it had lyrics that said “maybe drives” and liked the use of the word in that context – so that idea helped create the poem.