
CAUGHT IN THE UNDERTOW
I still remember
What it felt like to be afraid
Fight or Flight response
The hunter and his prey
Primal instinct
Makes you feel alive
Now we're orchestrators
Of our own demise
Caged by fear
In case the act is misconstrued
Force fed paranoia
Reality is skewed
One mistake
And your whole life will be destroyed
Face reality
Or fall into the void?
Caught in the undertow
Spinning around
Holding me down
All the time constructing
Visions of perfect lives
A carefully planned illusion
Designed for jealous eyes
Drowning in a sea
Of false sincerity
Live each moment
Or record for posterity?
Caught in the undertow
Spinning around
Holding me down
And maybe it's all just fantasy
It's always better looking back
But I can't help but feel
That all the progress made
Is forever lost
Communication
Fast becoming a lost art
Never closer together
Never more apart
Risk free living
Is not all it's cracked up to be
A backwards step
For such an advancing society
Caught in the undertow
Spinning around
Holding me down
© C. Ryan/A. Harper 2018