
Focus drives us like cattle
herded down a single path
while mindset shifts
to creative self
and bringing our magic forth
social demands push us into a mold
productive and acquisitive
while that parallel self
sees the falsehood in the trap
and retreats to mist-cloaked lakes and bliss
the balance always tips
between responsibility and identity
two facets of many
on the journey to become who we are – Caroline A. Slee