Sometimes it washes over me, sometimes it rolls in waves/
Sometimes it’s like drowning and there’s nothing left to save/
Sometimes it’s dark, cold, lonely, and I just want to cave/
Sometimes it feels like dying, sometimes it’s cozy as a grave/
Sometimes I can take it, though I know it’s more than I gave/
Sometimes it keeps me hungry, sometimes it’s all I crave/
Sometimes it’s a word, a mention, or an entire phrase/
Sometimes a sweet, simple smile can set it all ablaze/
Sometimes it burns me, but it always cuts through the haze/
Sometimes it is everything, yet sometimes it’s just a phase/
Sometimes I’m lost in it; yes, sometimes it’s only a maze/
Sometimes I see it all night, but I have known it many days/
Sometimes it eclipses the sun, I can no longer see the rays/
Sometimes I block it out and my whole world turns to grey/
Sometimes I have earned it; yet, other times we merely play/
Sometimes I want to leave but it’s the only thing that stays/
Sometimes it’s all I see and you can catch it in my gaze/
Sometimes I owe it to myself, sometimes it’s all that pays/
Sometimes I ask for more, sometimes it’s how I raise/
Sometimes it elevates me, sometimes it’s only praise/
Sometimes it’s all I count on, for I can always count the ways/
Sometimes it takes all of me truly struggling to convey/
Sometimes it’s in my words, but there’s nothing left to say/
Sometimes it inspires me and I put it on display/
Sometimes it surprises me in the most beautiful array/
Sometimes I hunt for it though I rarely become its prey/
Sometimes it takes a part of me as it slowly fades away/
Sometimes love is the only reason that I am ok.
Verbose Musings 