untitled poem | 13 January 2022 | “The Comeback Kid”

I've been feeling weird lately 
Kinda a melancholic nostalgia 
I've been finding myself alot lately 
And this time it's not all lies 
But that's not why I feel like this 
It's because when I look in 
The mirror and see the Truth 
I see my self in my youth 
The Comeback Kid 
He was right all along 
His perfect circle took him 
as far from the Truth as possible 
and then back to the starting line 
An entire life lived and nothing to show 
At least that's what they think 
Even though I'm still on the ground 
They don't realize that first lap wasn't my go 
They may have gotten a head climbing the mountain 
But I built up enough speed to jump past the pretenders 
Over El Shaddai's head, beyond Heaven's gates 
Landing in the valley of my next mountain 
That they again say cannot be climbed 
So I'll just have to jump even higher