Marking Time

There are lots of ways to mark time
going in circles.
swinging back and forth.
Counting days and hours, or just letting them slide past.
It seems forever and just seconds ago all at the same time.
This has been a long four weeks.
And yet the time is getting away from me.

pulled and pushed

Things are more than a bit out of control.
pulled like crazy in too many directions and making mistakes
for everyone
behind, on everything
and just trying to hang on.