Tuesday, January 15, 2013

A Man, Raised.


A man is raised to be one way, and brought up to be taught.
Shaken off and unshackled, the fear settles like a fine dust on a neatly folded token, or flag.
Are these moments all at once proud, focused, and persevering?
Who decides that?
Is a promise meant to be kept, or is the dynamic alone the truth?
Faith. Hope. Defiance. Symptoms of an early grave, or an early bird
(Who’s keeping score, anyways?)
Accompany the lonesome protagonist down a desperate, crowded, crumbling highway.
Shoulders sagging; guardrails torn to shreds.
The imagery is universal.

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