Highway 61 Then & Now

Too many

times

I walked down

that road

 

Too many

signs

said “lighten

your load”

 

Too many

faces

came out of

the rain

 

Too many

phrases

I couldn’t

explain

 

(now)

 

Too many

voices

attract

and repel

 

Too many

choices

heaven

or hell

 

Too many

warnings

in search

of an ear

 

Too many

mornings

in love

with my fear

 

Too many

chances

to hide

from the change

 

Too many

off ramps

 that lead

— to more pain

 

(Site Of The Main Point: September, 2024)

Momentary Head Fake

There are some things

you can only sing

but never say

 

There are some things

given out but once

in the foray

 

There are some things

that the world lays claim

and takes its due

 

There are some things

past the cloud of time

you must pursue

 

Living on the edge

is sharper

cut or not

 

Dying for that

final answer

knowing what

 

Praising what the mob

is damning

come what may

 

Loving what the

moment seizes

— counterplayed

 

(Dreamsleep: August, 2024)