in the middle

I know I got too close
to that burning flame
too late to back away
too late to win this game
oh so many reasons
too long that I stayed
way too many players
to be placing some blame

sometimes it is hard
to figure it all out
sometimes it is clear
when you extract the doubts
what is it that you do
when finally ready to quit
caught up in the middle
between the thin and thick

sometimes it's easy
to figure it all out
sometimes crystal clear
when you weigh in the doubts

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.