Dr. Dolittle’s Pushmi-pullyu
Is a made-up animal
That reflects the
True state of most lives.

We are the animal
Being pushed and pulled
By external and internal
Forces.

A maelstrom of demands.
Buffeted on all sides
By the desires of others,
And of ourselves.

Until one finds
Methodologies for equilibrium.
And transforms into that ultimate made-up animal —
A unicorn.