A cycle of mundane activity and mindless conformity creates a recipe for self-sabotage. Poet, Lana Brown, examines the crippling impact of redundancy, regularity, and dependability in "The Circle Dance".
Brown is a graduate of Alcorn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Communications; a Master of Arts in Secondary English Education; and a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education with a Concentration in Reading and Gifted Education. She also holds a Specialist in Education degree in Psychometry from Jackson State University. A retired instructor in gifted education with the Natchez Adams School District, Brown was selected by the Mississippi Department of Education to be a member of the ELA/Literacy High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Review Team in the fall of 2020.
"The Circle Dance"
That swirling mental cyclone
The never ending pattern
Of
Redundancy, Consistency
Regularity, Dependability
Fractalized
Like a Faithful Servant
To the Laws of Existence
In orbit
Being Stuck
Controlled by a Singular Law of Nature
Gravity
Quicksand Blocks on the Feet
Held Steady
Due to the Lack of Will to Live….
to Survive
A Tired Disposition
“Tuckered Out”
From being a Robot
Manipulated by Others
Unmotivated to Change Destiny
Navigation Set on that one Singular Path
Leading to Absolutely Nowhere
A Deadend
Help Wanted, Needed, Demanded
Waiting on God to Save
The hour, the day, the life
What if He never comes?
Lana B.
12/15,2023
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