RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LIFE SONGS
Beneath the Surface
The sky is clear and blue today
A calm breeze caresses my face
Smiles and pleasantries abound
Everything seems to fit in place
Beneath the surface another world
Looms in hidden spaces
All is not well
Nor has it ever been
Chaos and misfortune lay in wait
Anxious to emerge and pounce
Eager to spread their misery
Ready to strike again
We strive to move forward
Put on our smiling faces
We go about our days
Nothing can disturb us
We cling to certain ways
We set and follow patterns
And rarely will we stray
Beneath the surface of our joy
There lies a certain desperation
A sense of overwhelming pressure
Traps and trepidation
Nothing is as it seems
Nor has it ever been
We live inside our dreams
And fight it to the end
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