though all the same it seems
we much too often suffer
at the hands of pride's most baffling dreams
what each sleep epic covers at best is a
twisted reality of some silent waking torture
whether it be by the black winged dove who
soars in guilt
or the worry that precedes most states of the
unknown
like the coming of yet another summer scorcher
what next lies in store for us
and why is worry above all others such an all
encompassing factor of one's volunteering humanity
and just where in all lies each our individual
spirit's sanity
but ponder we must
is it in the pages of the lovingly well worn
'good book' that Grandma left to me
or is inner peace a specific feeling that God
whispers into the soul when one of his misguided
flock asks that of thee
my life is quite tranquil
nobody to my awareness or knowledge knowingly
hates me
truth I find in its collection by shards
as understanding she too takes lessons
the greatest investment is in their duel ability
to set one free
so know that as I sit within the light of this
inspirational knowledge
no prison on this earth exists
that could ever hope to fully hold me
for I am held 'souly' by God...............
(May 3, 1997)