Temperance of Time
2 min readNov 2, 2023
Awake during the transition
the experience
gathering wisdom on the way
as knowledge quietly molds
amidst the divide
a quest for harmony unfolds
a dance with denial
and grandeur’s wraith
firm in sobriety’s gentle clasp
even as the mind waltzes
with the lunar tide
no fog of substances to mask the vast
clean and in order
radiant with a big smile
eyes fixed on the horizon
on the distant sails
on this isolated island
an outcast within outcasts
a skeptic turned devout
who then believed too strongly
escape is not just a blueprint
a deed waiting for the brave
to leap into the unknown
beyond Jupiter's crimson wave
away from embrace of the sun
in a misty morning and night's dark kiss
with spirit unfettered
dance sober in the pale moonlight
drank deeply from the spirit
rising with the fervor it stirred within
then go up seeking solace
on this world, yearning to fit in
grounded and seeking grace
on this spherical planet
an alien in form
who wants to be a citizen
mercurial moods like the planet
ups and downs too extreme
only the temperance of time
and medication can heal
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