Muck

Distracted detoured and disqualified
Tooth and nail
Mud and quicksand
In my lungs in my eyes
In my life
I find ways to become clean
and bring back that gleam again
Life tests me and lets me know
That I’ve been ready for it’s challenges
But my reactions say otherwise
They’re absent, and I think I left them in the quicksand
Now that I think about it, it’s better to leave them there
They did nothing for me