The Inconsistencies of Life
written by: Ann Christine Tabaka
@TabakaChris
Inconsistency rests
on weary shoulders
abducted by fame’s
glittery prize.
Not knowing a word of worth
when held out before its eyes.
A pentad of pendulums
swing just out of reach,
a sweeping arch
from right to wrong.
From virtue to ruination,
never stopping long enough
to perceive equilibrium.
Indecisive lives
grasp at lustful desires,
never satisfied
with what is at hand.
The constant of being inconstant,
fickle, faithless, and false,
a tiring act of seeking
what cannot be found.
SEPTEMBER 2018 / MAY 2021 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry. She is the winner of Spillwords Press 2020 Publication of the Year, her bio is featured in the “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020 and 2021,” published by Sweetycat Press. She is the author of 14 poetry books, and 1 short story book. She lives in Delaware, USA. She loves gardening and cooking.Chris lives with her husband and four cats. Her most recent credits are: Eclipse Lit, Carolina Muse, Sparks of Calliope; The Closed Eye Open, North Dakota Quarterly, Tangled Locks Journal, Wild Roof Journal, The American Writers Review, Burningword Literary Journal, Muddy River Poetry Review, The Silver Blade, Pomona Valley Review, West Texas Literary Review, The Hungry Chimera, Sheila-Na-Gig, Fourth & Sycamore.
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