I see the clouds

hug the rooftops

my past over me

like a lid

damp in the chill

when wanting stops

a break in clouds

does surrender bid

                                                                             *

a second thought

leads to a third

to a fourth and on

and you're back

in some world

of purpose that

betrays you

don't      you      think     ...

                                                                          *

beware the timid unyielding mind

that thinks itself so wise

it needn't think

even as it vaguely doubts

what it thinks it knows

                                                                        *

you now have an idea

of why your life doesn't work

and why not one stab at atonement

draws blood

but if the One itself doesn't care

why should you?

you know what's right for you--

whether for better or worse

is beyond what is for you to say

but you'll do what you will anyway--

                                 Content (c) 2008-2009 Philip Milito.