It
Consumes me
Cages me
Frees me
Breaks me
Defines me
Calms me
Stresses me
Punishes me
Rewards me
Shrinks me
Expands me
Tires me
Uplifts me
Confuses me
Leads me
Delights me
Saddens me
Hurts me
Soothes me
Excites me
Bores me
Abandons me...
...and comes back

Keeps me grounded
Takes me high
Makes me soar
Clips my wings
Gives me strength
Makes me weak
Makes me laugh
Makes me cry
Makes me proud
Lets me down
Expands my world
Imprisons my life
Makes me brighter
My moods darker
My days longer
And nights shorter
Brings me respect
Lowers my patience


I love it
I hate it
I need it
I challenge it
I surrender to it
I crave it
I dread it
I forgive it
I begrudge it
I ignore it
I nurture it
I'm addicted
I'm hopeless
It comes back,
And I take it back


1. Work
2. Love

(Work is love made visible : Kahlil Gibran)