The Endless Circle of Bullshit (Le Voir N. Lewis

The Endless Circle of Bullshit (Le Voir N. Lewis - New Orleans, LA)

I have often listened to your shenanigans o’ so attentively

that I easily remember the characters in your five-act mystery.

No acting award is befitting or can be prestigiously earned

for the drama encircling your life and the attention you yearn.

Your entanglements seem soothing to you. Like lullabies, they rock you to sleep.

Wake up from your personal nightmare before you wake up six feet deep.

You have complained. I have listened.

Things are still the same. You remained imprisoned.

You are trapped in a web of misery, surrounded by characters who bring you down.

Let’s end the tumultuous circumstances. Let’s turn your life around.

Let’s end the tumultuous circumstances you often find yourself in

by making a change of environment, giving yourself a chance to win.

I have opened my doors and my home to you,

giving you the opportunity to start over and start life anew,

but all I hear are the creative excuses and constant doubts

that make me realize you really don’t want a way out.

Instead, you are the comfortable victim who needs an audience and a crowd

to justify the decisions that you make. Invading my personal happiness is no longer allowed.

The attention is your drug, giving you the high that you need

while you ignore the savages surrounding you daily. You give them the energy to feed.

I have always been in your corner, pushing you to be your best,

but instinct tells me to abort this mission and allow you space for your own personal test.

You haven’t hit rock bottom yet, although you are close to the edge,

so I am now giving you space to figure things out. Between me and the bullshit there is a wedge.

I’ve been living bullshit free for just a few months now.

I know how it feels to be the star of my dramatic premiere, and when the shit hit the fan, I’d take a bow.

Realize you have a greater purpose in life. Rid yourself of the losers, come out drama free and washed.

Take your bow and I hope it is the last, for you need to realize what’s at cost.

Until then, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. Until then, this is ultimately it.

My ears and phone are closed to your drama and sob stories. I am done with that endless circle of bullshit.

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