The days and nights are long
Stretching ahead and behind
Remembering faintly family
And brief taste of the divine
In an awkward twenty years
Discordance resulted in tears
Desires of hoped for future
Stuffed behind paper books
A brief segment in time
Was a life bud’s wealth
Fleeing from other history
Where savagery was dealt
Adjusting solitude phases
To continue on in stealth
Unsure now how to reach
Safe harbor’s destination
