Carried away again

Into the riptide

Thought you studied hard

So much for your insight

You tried to swim against it

But lost the fight

Trapped in the whirlpools

Spinning around in my mind

Churning up Chimeras

That pull me under every time

And there's no dry land left to find

Thought you had it all mapped out

You took generous notes

But the map is not the territory, it just denotes

While what is truly there

Catches you unaware

Grappling again with uncertainty of my course

Every day at work must act "normal" and on task

But there's no escaping, the die is cast

So far out I can hardly see the shore anymore

Now all those superficial things are gone without a trace

Leaving only…(leaving only).

Your face