Poetic Arrangement
from one of my poems written in 1981
rewritten by a friend and I in 2016
that friend is gone now this is our collaboration
THE CLEAR PATH
The obstructed path drowns my air of life
I know not how I will breathe again
The clear path is condemned through ages of strife
I know not how I will feel at peace again
The willingness to do what it is right
I know nothing of the shadows molesting the road
The reluctance of omni view illuminates for us all, day and night
I know nothing of the home that awaits me on the road
The damaged path in this world awaits silently and with malice
I know nothing of the lives that cried
The clear path in this world awaits your arrival from the palace
I know nothing of eternity other than I cried
The everlasting promise exacerbates the depths of longing
I know nothing of the heavens that are full of strangers
The sound of inevitability crawls deeply upon me
I know nothing of these emotions expressed by strangers
The final path and last of the suns calls for sacrifice and acceptance of fate
I know nothing of good people but all of their sorrows
The clear path and birth of the moons shine with a gentle embrace
I know nothing and even less if I will be here to walk it alone
