House of Cards on Shaky Ground

House of Cards on Shaky Ground

I catalogue my steps carefully,
One wrong move and I might fall down
And not find my way back up again.
But although the ledge is narrow,
My footing is secure.

I build my life brick by brick
But there’s no mortar to hold them together,
And without it my walls continually crumble.
I’m wasting time repositioning that
Which makes up the foundation of my life.

Somewhere a butterfly plummets
To the surface of some distant planet,
(Undiscovered by our scientists and higher minds),
And here on Earth my life gets crushed a little more.
The fabric of the continuum of life tears,
Only slightly, but enough to ruin me
And bring me shuddering to my knees.

What’s the use to be given wings
If you’re always forbidden to stretch them,
And there’s no way to break the shackles
So I can spread my wings and fly.
I’d love to turn my eyes skyward
And find there’s some semblance of belief,
Something left for me to believe in.

My life is a house of cards,
Painstakingly assembled,
Every heart and spade, diamond and club
Standing upright in their positions like soldiers ready for battle.

Until – someone bumps the table,
And like a tidal wave they all crash down.

Like dominoes, we all fall down.