POEM

I realise I have not posted any of my writing for a few posts, so I thought I would share a poem I recently got accepted to an anthology coming out shortly.  I hope you enjoy it:

STASIS

Endlessly waiting whilst time is in stasis

     Clock ticking its way to the end

Expanding forever instead of contracting

     Keeping us prisoner within

Learning is tested and memories pilfered

     Giving up secrets like gold

Teams united as one in their suffering

     Silent in measured rows

Bailing out is no longer an option

     Pens scratching out words with relief

Communication eclipsed by rigid convention

     Watched by minute degrees

Psychoanalysis mixed with instinct

     Have them labelled before they begin

Instructions imparted roundly ignored

     Thinking it only happens to him

Oscillating constantly around the room

     Eyes a beam from a lighthouse of truth

Vigilant robots scanning for errors

     In judgement with consequence high

Frustration with matching regret grows tall

     Whilst proud roots wither and die

Fabrications that will follow eternally

     Shifting sands beneath your feet.