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I am miles away from

              any civilized man

I am miles away from

              a warm hearted woman

I am miles away from

              any form of relief

This lonely conflict has

      left me out in the desert

I don’t really know how

            to make my way thru

I guess I can fight my way

           thru the traffic signs

                 “5 miles to. . .”

                 “9 miles to. . .”

                “87 miles to. . .”

All I wish to see righ now

                is an oasis

I’d like to splash thru

            the water of a cool pond

that sweet destiny has been

           denied me several times

I have burned thru all my resources

I am wondering why I keep

            fighting and fighting

when I am not really getting

                                  anywhere

I suppose I’d be best to just

             forget the summer sun

until calendar hits Spring Equinox

            to warm the soul

before Summer Solstice burns along

I am still so many miles away

                            from the warmth

I do not know how to worship this

            god of heavenly muses

Our personal star by any other name

                     remains aloof

I feel perplexed by this turn

                       of events

I’ll have to use my telescope to see

                  the stars

It’ll be a view if not a view

       good enough to fill my heart

                   with wonder

2-19-86