THE SECOND HALF

I am well within the second half
of my journey. I'm in no hurry
to see the end. I have lost
friends along the way
and gained a few,

from certain things
that I hold true,
whether personal
or social views,
resonating through
poetic or political cues.

My existence is a small,
a traveling echo in a vast
universe of unexplored
wonder, like thunder it
calls me.

Yet, I am grounded,
my wings in their infancy.
So, I set words to soar
from the furnace of my core.

Even from afar,
there are ways to reach
the stars.