Constant Change

By Anvita Tantia

“Change is the only constant”

It is an oft-heard phrase

As profound as it may sound

Often leaves you in a daze

Some changes are good

The mind tells you so

Yet this stubborn heart

Refuses to go with the flow

This battle is that constant

Between spontaneous and cerebral

Between what you know is right for you

And that which leaves you gullible

These patterns deeply ingrained

Into the subconscious mind

Though painfully familiar

Irresistible to press rewind

And so you fall, and you stumble

Along the oft-beaten path

No tunnel here, no light at the end

You already know the aftermath

By Anvita Tantia