Take a Chance

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Take a Chance

Sometimes you don’t see it coming
Busy spinning on the hamster wheel
because that’s what you do
Every day like the one before
doing the exact same thing
Addicted to the familiarity
The soothing balm of sameness
safe, predictable
Perfected over a long period of time
As if the instructions were printed
in your mind with indelible ink
Never to be forgotten
worthy of recognition
of reward
of acknowledgement
that never comes
And when you get the chance
to experience something 
New and different
Run towards it with arms wide open
There is no rear-view mirror


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Lillian is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with
the lyrics of Dancing Queen by ABBA.  We are to pick one line from
the song to use as a base for our poem.  I chose the line
"And when you get the chance"

Image Pixabay

Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

20 thoughts on “Take a Chance”

  1. I really like where this poem went, in the last few lines……Addicted to the familiarity…..that is something that really, really resonates…not just used to it, but actually addicted….v powerful..

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  7. This is gorgeously worded, Christine! 😀 Yes sometimes we just need to take a chance and see where things go 💝💝

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    1. Thanks Sanaa. I wasn’t too sure where I was going with it a d so I hope it didn’t get preachy at the end 😧

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