Overtaken

What do you do
when life
overtakes you?
and you're left behind
like a footprint in moist sands

What do you do
when life
spills over?
and there is too much more
than you can take.

What do you do
when life
pins you down?
and there is nowhere
left to go but down.

What do you do
when life
deserts you?
and the people you trust
become the ones you cannot.

What do you do
when life
begins to lie?
and the truth
gets lost in the darkness.