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Life's so overwhelming

when I need to make concessions

for what I know isn't ideal

or may not even be satisfactory from yesteryear's quotas

but this is all I have to assimilate and nurture

this is all the world will give

this is all I will concede at the wrong price

Such a disappointment within

when I cannot provide for those who allowed my tears

to soak into their shoulders over the years

I just wanted to offer some level of spirit that cannot be bottled

now I'm in the bottle

captain of the ship inside

something I know is way too large to escape...

something I cannot even share with other vessels, anyway.

Even this wallowing

lets down readers

this smattering of confusion, doubt, and pain

isn't what I aspired to pen so long ago

The simple reality is my health, my love, and my wealth

collectively dwindling

takes away what I need to restore

my health, my love, and my wealth.

Yet I'm comfortable in stating

this isn't the cellar for most

and I cannot dwell against hope

because even if heart is too long in decline

the greater fool has been known to thrive and defy