Murky Middle

I start with great ideas, thinking the enthusiasm would last

And get stuck in the murky middle just as fast…

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So many projects come to my mind every day

I embark upon some but invariably along the way

I end up abandoning them because time I lack

Or they seem so complicated that I turn back

Or the novelty wears off, and I realize

Trying to go on half-heartedly is unwise

Worse still, I get stuck in the middle in such a way

That in a tricky place I have to stay..

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That has become a pattern I’ve come to dread

I would rather not start any projects instead

Of going through the anguish of being stuck

In the middle and bemoaning my luck

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Sometimes I just skip ahead and pretend

That I have actually reached the end

Of my project, this visualization of a positive outcome

A lifeline for my impacted position becomes..

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I should remember this the next time I feel clamped

In the middle of a project, by visualizing the end I can revamp

My strategy and let my project come to fruition

Hopefully more endeavors I start shall see completion