Thursday, January 16, 2014

twenty-nine years ago


midway on the midnight special to my mind

i gaze out at a memory landscape painted pain

and wish this was a one way ride

but i am like an exiled king

who still cannot sing

of nothing to lose

for i want my kingdom back

it is you that i lack

and i want to feel the palace of your embrace

linger in the garden of your eyes

feel the glowing warmth from the hearth of your heart

 

but i forgot a kingdom can only be won

not purchased

that her boundaries can only be imagined on a horizon

not marked with cold gray walls

that her continued presence depends on the nurturing

of those who bathe in the beauty of her realm

not neglected

left to crumble

and wait for the passing of a compassionate prince

who sees his chance for a kingdom

in the loneliness of her soft face

 

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