Alongside

Things have changed

Alongside the ride to beauty
resides another side
a fear of the pandemic
where there’s no place to hide.

I scan the man I used to be
and many things have changed
life will never be the same
my life is rearranged.

I sense the changing scenery
the palette and the brush
the scene seen in the painting
whilst the impatient rush.

To recreate normality
and wish for status quo
I bide my time and refine
the reality I know.

Alongside the fear and favour
I find within my mind
a place to face the fiction
and leave the heave behind.

I’ve found a place of solitude
and deep-down satisfaction
a way to play reality
a patience that gains traction.

Acceptance is my attitude
redemption is the key
in exchange accept the change
the key to being free.

Alongside where I reside
far from the madding crowd
teach peace to the conquered
out of the black cloud.

©

David Rudder
28th June 2020

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