Why Is Life So Muddy?

Why Is Life So Muddy?

Why is life so muddy,

so messy, so murky,

never clear?

Every decision feels clouded,

judged, debated —

nothing simple,

nothing straight.

Why is clarity so hard to hold?

Why do we get stuck in the mud,

ground down in murky waters,

pulled under by the current

before we even understand

what dragged us there?

Why can’t we just walk the path

into crystal clear sunshine?

There’s always something lurking,

something unseen,

something waiting beneath the surface

to pull us under into darkness.

Covering our eyes,

clouding our judgement.

When we only just

caught a snippet of light,

felt the warmth on our eyelids,

why is happiness always

harder to hold,

harder to see,

harder to breathe,

harder to feel?

Sadness moves quicker —

swift to engulf us,

tight in its grip.

Freedom is light

and breezy,

but brief.

WIP - POETRY IT ALL STARTS WITH A VOICE NOTE.

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