The World's Turning

The World's Turning

The world is turning upside
While my heart is on the outside
And all these problems seem
to be spinning out of control.

My soul yearns for freedom,
Though my mind knows theres none,
And the troubles of my heart,
Can't seem to stay away

Take me down, down the road,
Away from all this strife--
No one told me there would be
So much trouble in my life.

But up in the distance--
Approaching I see a light
Beckoning as it nears--
"Everything will be alright."

By Greg Butz
March 25th, 2009

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I wrote this poem after a difficult class. There is one class that just enjoys testing me for some reason -- they're great kids, but just a handful sometimes. I quickly scribbled down these thoughts without looking at the minature dry erase board (which i need to return to Alison Stephens). I seem to have this fixation on "journey" type of poems. Which reminds me, I must also upload an earlier poem about a road. Enjoy