Prozac

PROZAC

The fear

of dropping

whatever it is

that we’ve been working on

to face the radiating terror

that illuminates our bones

is what drives our existence

into a frenzy of avoidance

with a whole industry of tools

designed to help us elude it.

It’s a wonder any of us

even get close,

because each attempt

also pushes us further away,

we hop on the coals

until the heat forces us

to leave,

when perhaps the heat

has the answer.

Who knows?

We’d rather be spectators,

watch someone else do it,

retire to some place

that is pleasant and warm,

perhaps with a view

of the water.

I’m no different,

and I look through catalogs

stapled together

by other people

as I sit on my couch

and dream

of a life devoid

of introspection.