sitting on the sidelines
of beautiful water
and melodic words
surrounded by strangers
next to love
cannot believe
it has been this long
cannot believe
time will continue to pass
in a holding pattern
i cannot let go of
tried to get away from
my life
for a day or two
ran into my past
distorted
into a hazy future
floating on this
slow barge of apathy
wondering when
the next stop is
and in what state
of unrest it will be
wanting all these things
i used to have
but needing them
in a different way
life is a continual spiral
the ends are beginnings
and the middles contain lessons
only seen on the fray
need to learn how to learn
and find my path
because all we have
is a walk
without absolute destination
need to hold the hand
of the one next to me
and step forward
August 29, 2006
