Life and Times

I awoke with a start

I knew where I was

And where I had been

But those were not words

That would disappear.

It said,

“You’ve arrived.”

How could the journey

Be finished?

Mine was one without

Destinations

For if my search was over

Maybe life was also over.

Yet the thread of the past

Seemed thicker

Like rope

That holds

That binds

That ties.

The voice told me

Not to cut the rope

But the next journey

Would be lighter

Easier

With more laughter.

And as I loosened my grip

It did seem lighter

The strain in my back

Subsided

I could hear new music

Beckon me.

Lyrical music

Filling my ears

My head

My body.

My hands stopped trembling

New paths opened up

New daylight shone

Yes, I had arrived.

My walk down the road further

Wanted that

Best destination

For new life

And new love

Of rebirth.

original sept. 14/99