Walk a Fading Road

To walk the road
To see the dust
In summer’s heat
I feel I must

Willing back feelings
Begging for rain
Each step taken
Of a constant terrain

A hedge not there
A different time
I’ve come this far
Steps of a mind

Can you see taste
Can you feel thought
Can you say nothing
And avoid being caught

If it’s not there
Then reason is lost
Am I willing to pay
Whatever the cost

Sharp thorns to climb
And a life to give
Is more than enough
Whatever he did

Roads don’t last
They don’t go on
They come to an end
Never looked upon

Where is the hedge
You mentioned before
Was this made up
All I came for

To walk this road
And stumble about
Kicking the rocks
Sheathing with doubt

Thought the road long
So dry a summer
It turns on itself
Existence not won her

A fence of trees
Shades barren fields
Bramble still fallen
Nothing it yields

Yes, this road is hard
Beaten down good
Still gives way
And not understood

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