Avoiding Commitment
I am drifting free in the wind.
Nothing to anchor me from within.
You are chasing me where I go.
What you want, I just don’t know?
Perhaps you want to throw me a lifeline?
You will just have to bide your time.
Where I drift to, I do not know.
I am not putting on a show.
I am as free as the birds can be.
No permanent ties to anchor me.
I float around here and there.
Taking the best from everywhere.
Never touched by feelings of remorse.
I try to stay on a steady course.
My shields are up as I float along.
Not being hurt will keep me strong.
I am free as a form of defense.
Maybe this doesn’t make sense.
But, to be hurt is what I avoid.
I would rather stay in a void.
My emotions are tender and raw.
I can’t take a chance I might fall.
There is not enough trust out there.
I could be hurt almost anywhere.
Obviously, I have been hurt before.
I totally trusted & was hurt to the core.
This is my new way to cope with it.
Avoidance makes it worth the trip.
I am as free as the birds can be.
No permanent ties to anchor me.
I float around here and there.
Taking the best from everywhere.
Never touched by feelings of remorse.
I try to stay on a steady course.
My shields are up as I float along.
Not being hurt will keep me strong.
I never want to crash and burn.
Brought down by a lover’s yearn.
I stay superficial at all times.
To do less would be a crime.
I always keep the emotions intact.
I never commit a foolish act.
I stay free and flow with the wind.
If you don’t commit, there is no sin.
————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)