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Skeptical Optimism (Villanelle)


by Shawn McDaniel II

 

I don’t know what to do

about the world being so unsteady.

So I’ll keep going until I do.

We all watched the chaos brew.

And now the future isn’t so steady.

I don’t know what to do.

Everyone around me is starting lives anew.

With dream jobs, houses, and families already.

So I’ll keep going until I do.

But looking ahead just makes me blue.

I’m so nervous and unready

I don’t know what to do.

Even with all I’ve been through

I’m not sure I’ll ever feel ready.

So I’ll keep going until I do.

No matter what, I will stay true,

even though I remain unsteady.

I don’t know what to do.

So I’ll keep going until I do.


Artist Information:

Author: Shawn McDaniel II

Hometown: Blanchard

Major: English

Year: Senior

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