Austin's Fatal Truth

  "In Between" Where would I go? North or South? And in which direction? East or West? How could I? Without you in between? What would I know? From left to right? And how they differ? From up to down? How could I? Without you in between? Regardless what No matter when Despite where Forget how I am only able with you in between .

I've openly regarded the last calendar year of my life as possibly the worst that I've faced. Twenty-five saw more time spent away from close family, the fizzling of a long-lasting relationship, loss, grief, and overall uncertainty. In a word, I'd say twenty-five just plain sucked. Though, that doesn't mean I stopped learning. In fact, I believe I learned more from April 2019 to April 2020 than I have since college! Here's twenty-six being bigger and better than the last! 

"Spiraling" Lost when you're home Where your mind ends and the clouds start Home when you're lost Rolling in and so dark Ready to go with nowhere to be Sit with your key in the ignition Nowhere to be but ready to go Idling while idle Turn on the radio Storm rages around you Is this what life has become The answer lies within the eye Spiraling towards the sky