from grabbing tight your dream
leave the rest at the roadside
as the mile markers pass
who's stopping you
as you file the past away
turn the key, snap the lock
don't remember back
why's stopping you
don't need another mistake
it all weighs too heavy
if it even exists
Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.