Bryan Pegram - Inner Strength

I can feel this hunger inside as it grows,
It used to be a faint light, but now it glows.

Inadvertently, it reveals what I don’t expose,
Like a canine that finds you with using its nose.

The feeling inside is hard to express,
It’s giving out a signal that reads distress.

Therefore, I have to play this like a game of chess,
Otherwise walking forward will be a total mess.

This economy we’re in has no finesse,
It will cut you down and leave you with less.

And it doesn’t matter what you had,
You will be looking for a new job in a newspaper ad.

With a lingering thought of not getting ahead,
And a feeling of “lost” when you can’t make the spread.

But after awhile this feeling sinks in,
And you find this strength deep within.

It’s a disgust feeling that takes over,
That relinquishes the hope you had relying on a clover.

You now realize that it’s not up to them,
If you want a change it comes from your stem.

Bryan Pegram

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