delayed

there is much
in life that you
can delay, even
your own death
given money and
proper care, they
can string you along
for years on end,
plugged in. and
marriages too
can go that way,
drifting on and on
in a sea of doubt
and fear, with no
rows in the water,
no sail to take you
anyplace, but where
you are. going
through the motions,
circling the absence
of love, delayed
are the flights out,
delayed are the
flights in.