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.
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