Derivative

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life. - Thoreau

I want to cross forbidden lines.

Ignoring upside down traffic signs.

Breaching borders.

Disobeying orders.

Scaling walls.

Roaming Heaven's hallowed halls.

Going where their Hell doesn't want me to go.

Knowing what they don't want me to know.

Swallowing swords and eating fire.

Doing whatever hearts desire.

Against the grain.

Swimming in the rain.

Bare and bold.

Truth be told.

Not just another cog in the wheel.

Unwilling to compromise or cut a deal.

 My nightlight will be the moon's glow.

Because the promise of life says so.

I'll even leave earth.

In a sort of innocent rebirth.

I'll take along some reverence and love for a snack.

Stopping to rest at Thoreau's Walden shack.

Taking a page from his book.

Turning my head for one last look.

I'll bring along some rosary beads.

To meet all of my needs.

Don't just read my words.

Soar with the birds.

Cross-eyed and painless.

Promoted with the dead medals of the brainless.

Drinking from an eternal spring that is stainless.

Live a life that's real and primitive.

In an undeniable way that is a divine ...

... derivative ...

Author's Note

“The universe is wider than our views of it.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a cabin he built himself...just like we build our own disregard for ourselves and others.
a telling write...we need to start being careful with how we treat nature and each other...and come down from our high horse.
a little lengthy for me...but many good lines in here...
j.

[Pete]

thanks for sharing your keen thoughts on the matter jacob. thank you also for pointing out the length. i concur. sometimes i get a bit carried away. i've condensed it a bit and got rid of extraneous lines that weren't adding much ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

excellent revision, Pete...
much tighter now...but still vivid in its portrayal.
j.