The World Doesn’t Wait
written by: Jacob Damstra
@jacobdamstra
The world doesn’t wait.
Nor does it
slow down
for you, now,
to catch up –
don’t stop.
When you stop
it does not;
it spins on,
piling on
the world’s weight –
be strong.
Things add up:
they’re all so much,
wear you thin,
seem to spin,
out of control –
they’re not.
It gets faster
and then faster;
or so it feels,
but that’s not real.
You’ve slowed down –
speed up.
And now it’s like
you’re stuck, right?
So you’re worried
that you’re buried:
Held down –
rise up.
But you’re not.
You’ve just got:
to shake it,
to break it,
to move –
so move.
Forward.
Onward.
Always.
All days.
You’re going –
just go.
The Way:
one day,
one action,
one small step,
At a time –
take it.
So keep up.
Don’t give up
on your best-
-self, or the rest
of the world –
it doesn’t wait.
- Survival III - May 12, 2018
- Survival II - March 28, 2018
- Survival I - March 10, 2018
