ARC: Bridge Back-Up

My sabbatical Bridge goal is hurting me:

needed extra time to finish promised memoir.

Multi-months passed, six more planned as busy bee:

but isolation/lonesomeness depressing, not up to par.

I prefer being back-up to competitive luminaries:

like documentary portrayed 20 feet from Stardom.

preference social play vs set of viable adversaries:

not many want to play with me creates conundrum.

I will probably achieve writing goal end of 2024:

but realizing now may be at expense of health.

Irony, more prolific when keeping social corps:

I sponge renascent energy, better than wealth.

Testing waters: Lone Ranger seeking Kemosabe:

intermittent player(s) Palms/Club with soul agape.

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ARC