CONTROL LOST

The countdown came and went.
There were indications that all was not well.
Did I close my eyes?
No. I did not believe.

I followed the plan.
I thought everything went well.
I was a fool
to think that it was that easy.

Can there be any solution?
The mechanism is too complex.
Will time be a healer?
The future will tell.

From day to day it changes.
Today it's fine,
tomorrow it's suspect.
How could I have known?

I think there was contamination at some point,
but I don't know what.
I have a feeling,
but I can't describe it.

Insecurity? Perhaps.
Conditions beyond control? Perhaps.
Treatable? Only with self recognition.
Curable? It's up to the child.


©August 29, 1993O Steve Lunsford