Lion Stalking in Tall Grass Courtesy MasterFile.com

Lion in Wait

There's a lion in wait in so many lives,

like a case of unknown virulent hives.

Just waiting unseen in the tall grass,

to jump out, grab you and kick your ass.

There's the lying in weight of the digital assistant,

procuring fast food and snacks so insistent.

A slowly developing strangling life grip,

becoming diabetes, amputation to the hip.

There's the lying in weight couch potato style,

telling your friends that you work out at the gym.

Missing the mark of your weight by a mile,

hiding your lie on a plus sized binge whim.

There's the lying in wait while you put off your urges,

the smoking, the gambling, drugs or bulimia purges.

Burning the life candle from both ends it seems,

a way of living fast and loose, but ending dreams.

There's the lying in wait for others to do,

when you know you should get out there, too.

The cautious delay or fear of acting,

the apathy that leaves so many people lacking.

So if there's a lion in a wait just outside your door,

think about it and wonder what are you waiting for?

The time to change is now and not later,

before all that lying grips you like an alligator.

Copyright 2019 © Ronald W. Hull

10/3/19

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