2008 (remembered)

it has to end

this culture of fear

he says

with audacity

and courage

revive

a culture of confidence

they line up for blocks

around cobbled corners

just to see him

just to hear him speak

youth, without colour,

no time to waste on hate

even the jaded the cynical

warming to hope and change

bobby kennedy magic

and eldrige cleaver soul

rising up again

lighting the way

so here's to you america

and a parting cheer

l'chaim "to life"

and the end of fear.

what it is where it is

fly and dream

and live in wonder

cry and scream

and often squander

i really really ponder

the what the where

the crossing to what

love

self-love

being loved

loving

the borderline to where

is there a place for a love song

as time goes by

someone to sing to

or be sung to

someone to say goodnight

or to say goodnight to

who would know

who would care to know

the lonely

the loveless

the songless

the listless

it's where belonging

becomes offensive

and offending belongs

it can't come

from mere words

can it? may it?

be prudent

be patient

so they say

you only live once

or so, so others say

as the air becomes heavy

laden with an approaching inevitable

there is the sadness that permeates

and the haunting that creeps

into the play

of light and shadow

in the dusk

it's not comforting

it's more a reminder

or not

of the impenetrable demarcation

what it is where it is