Words of Art – Day 54 – If I Could Only Get Out of My Own Way

If I Could Only Get Out of My Own Way

I’m like the drawbridge
Lifted to allow the armada through.
I’m like the big yellow bar
And flashing red lights at
The railroad crossing, waiting
For the freight train to pass.
I’m like the tree laying across
The road, blown over by the wind,
Waiting for the chainsaws to arrive.

I’ve placed these barriers that
Block my way,
Impede my progress,
Make me wait.

I could easily go around,
Go through, go over these
Obstacles I’ve placed in my path,
Allowing me to get on with my life.

That is,
If I could only get out of my own way.

Roy W. Backes
© 2021