Pendulum

I am oscillating

Between guilt and righteousness, hope and despair

Exhilaration of dreams and desolation of stagnation

A pendulum swinging between extremes

…

Oscillating between love and loss

Destruction and resurrection

Now left with nothing to build on

Forever reaching out, trying to grasp

But never quite there

Falling short, every time

…

As the clock strikes its hour

Here I am again, dizzy with expectation

And yet empty-handed

A shell ringing hollow with despair

This time the pendulum might not oscillate back