MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

   MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS        TIM WILLIAMS    SEPT. 2014

I SWIM AROUND THE BOTTOM OF A DEEP DARK WELL,
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, BUT ANSWERS TO WHAT ?
I DONT KNOW, I HAVE'NT SEEN THE LIST OF QUESTIONS YET,
WILL THERE BE OPTIONS ?, YOU KNOW OPTIONAL ANSWERS ?

I STOP SWIMMING AND STARE UPWARDS, I SEE THE SUN
DIRECTLY OVER THE HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE WELL,
IT'S MID-DAY , DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE A MID-DAY CRISIS ?,
I CONTINUE ON MY CIRCULAR SWIM , PONDERING A SUPERTRAMP
THOUGHT " CRISIS, WHAT CRISIS " ?

I STOP SWIMMING AGAIN TO AVOID A BUCKET OF WATER THAT
HAS BEEN EMPTIED INTO THE WELL, AM I ON SOMEONE'S
BUCKET LIST ?, I'M THINKING I AM A BUCKET FULL CLOSER TO 
ESCAPING THE CIRCLES AND QUESTIONS

I STOP SWIMMING ONCE MORE, I LOOK UP, I SEE THE MOON
IT IS FULL AND DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WELL, IT COULD BE
MIDNIGHT, TIME FOR A MIDNIGHT CRISIS ,
IT STARTS TO RAIN HEAVILY, RELENTLESSLY AND THE WATER
TABLE RISES AND I FLOAT  EVENTUALLY TO RELEASE

I AWAKE SUDDENLY I AM STANDING IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BEDROOM SOAKED TO THE SKIN AND TREMBLING,
AM I HAVING A MID-LIFE CRISIS ? ALL I KNOW IS THAT ON THE RADIO
THE BREAKFAST DJ PLAYS JOHNNY NASH " THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS "," OH I DO LIKE A BIT OF REGGAE WITH MY CORNFLAKES".