The road stretches farther than my eyes can see
or my mind imagine. Somewhere between where
I stand, catching my breath, and where they tell
me I should be by now is the right place or as
close to a right place as there can ever be for
someone with my tendency to turn away from
those I love as well as strangers. I won’t be
taken out by friendly fire. Let me be undone
by those who never knew me but see me now
loping and looping with wild frenzy to escape.
Let them take pity on me as they would on any
rabid beast, freeing me from further expectations.
Fearless #74
New Years 2021