2011
2011
As I sit here in this New Year
Lost in ponderous thought
Reflecting on the one that’s gone
All battles waged and fought
The visions swirl and toss and curl
Through my mind’s bloodshot eye
Old bridges burned; new lessons learned
Each “hello” and sad “goodbye”
I curse the fate that set this gate
For me, so ghastly slow
And cuss the roots that fix my boots
To this loathsome chunk of loam
The icy blow that seems to know
Just how to chill me through
Peels apart my troubled heart
With nothing left in lieu
But I’ll not fear this infant year
Nor tremble at its door
The one that passed can kiss my ass
I’m here to settle the score!
