Distraction

Distraction (n) - an obstacle to attention,
a beguilement, a diversion.

Distraction
by denny



Standing outside of the office
a ten-minute break from the tedium
one last drag on the cigarette
before it too joins the pile
of all the others littering the pavement.

There's a price to pay for what you want
Distractions, keeping me from
where I want to be
The days turn into weeks, then a lifetime
No longer knowing what I'm doing here
For the things you want, always a price to pay

In the graveyard outside of town
A simple inscription on a weathered stone
I got distracted –
forgot to live.