The mind is architect of a slum town of grief.
Silent words, yet ceaseless calling.
I envy the simple way of a falling leaf.
No grasping, nor fear of falling.
If a thought could twist on the wind for its brief life -
not frantically seeking hold.
We would not live these dear lives strafed by strife.
We'd not find our dreams bought and sold,
or feel untimely turning old -
vigor sapped by a false form of cold.
Society Magazine
