the light.

For I shall walk

toward the light.

Trampling yellow leaves

on old footpaths

past sunlit tramlines

past lovers on iron benches

past yellow traffic

in a flash

I shall run

toward the light.

If I do not look back

I shall not

return.

Out of the shade

and towards the light

against dreams of a lifetime

of mine and others

I shall walk.

And I shall smile

even with a torn conscience

even with a broken dream

For I shall look

toward the light

forever

and

always.