Quitting Time
By Deborah Farber
©December 2007

I’ve had enough

I’ve made my up my mind

And I’m calling it quits

For a long time,
I lacked the courage
I’ve needed to leave

Because I thought that I would get lost

Always telling me
NO
WHY BOTHER
NO ONE LIKES YOU
YOU CAN’T
IT ISN’T GOING TO WORK

YOU’RE DIFFERENT

Incessant chatter
Cluttering my head
With useless worry
Leaving little room
For anything else

Locked in the past
Never traveling beyond
Could haves
Should haves
Would haves

Unable to recognize
What I
COULD DO
CAN DO
WILL DO

What a relief
To break free–

Leave behind the past
Embrace the present
And dream about the future.