The Return

I left you in a place 

so faraway in time,

the years have gone by 

and now i contemplate

 my return.

Woman, do I have a story

 to tell you, 

about my journey

 in the deep lands of Life, 

a life without you.

I saw a land that was devoid of truth

a man that was destroyed at the roots, 

a dog that had a glass in his foot 

bleeding and limping on the road. 

I  had many stones thrown at me

i  was starved many a time

 by ruthless masters, 

kicked in the stomach 

and humiliated in front of my b*****s. 

Do you realize what this means?

i was finished!

I have seen a world 

that wouldn't let me

 touch it's gates,

I have looked deep

into the eyes of a  racist 

I have felt his hate

I have traveled the Earth

 in search of a faith

But in everything

 I saw an end,

I always came back

 full circle.

I have looked in your eye, 

i have admitted 

that once I was blind

i am now a man, 

no longer a child

i am now tamed 

no longer wild, 

So if you don't mind

i will hereby worship 

your spirit, soul, body and mind.

I have been gone for a while

But tell me about all the men

 who have come and gone

 in your life.

I have met some 

who play dumb

Some know me 

but they turn and run.

I have lost people I love

Do you have any idea

 what that does?

I have been a prisoner

In a world I am not familiar with.

I have crept out of my soul

I have watched my own

 life like a show.

I will dig my own

 grave like a hoe 

I will fight like a war

I will die for a cause, 

and return to The Source

I left you in a place that I love,

the only place where

 i have known Love,

so my way back to you

 is a simple direction

i will follow my Heart.

Because

Love has enabled me 

to remain young

Somewhere

 towards eternity 

I will watch you 

rise with the sun.

Reviews

[Mary Bosworth]

Very beautifully expressed and wonderfully written. Well done!