A beating drum...
Pounding... pounding...
Steadfast tunes
...
I fold my hands
In fear
Of what seems to be
The death of my being.
...
Affection is futile;
Admiration, another.
Plain bewilderment
Is shed
...
I cherish my
Wrinkles
Now that I'm
Old and
...
I played the game with a smile.
Pawns suppressing the move
Made by my hand for the king.
...
Abandoned buildings
Made to undress
In the wilderness
See forth a cue.
...
She can never be
A part of me
Although I tried.
God knows I tried.
...
A soothing walk down
The park lets my mind
Groove upon the shadows.
...