I fear I have broken me,

there is no going back;

I’ve wandered too far,

down this treacherous track.

I strayed here, eyes open,

and couldn’t return,

conditions remaining,

the habit is firm.

I dream of a future,

where I am alone,

asleep with eyes open,

conditioning gone.

 

© Bad Habits 20.09.2012

By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm

English: “The removal of the cracked melting pot” (1884), painting by Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (Photo credit: Wikipedia)