Poem: Steps Along the Way

Human doings instead of human beings? Sounds pretty serious.

Steps Along the Way Illusion makes a mockery of reality and we have thrown in with it, suspending lives in hopes and dreams as ethereal as disappearing mist Hungering for there instead of here, a thirst that turns away from inward wells, the hunt for a light that never flickers, forgetting the romance of wavering candles The chase its own game, never ending No pause at the top of darkened hills to gaze at waves of grass that roll away toward a horizon of self-discovery Human doings disguised as human beings, flashing false credentials at the borders, searching continents with outdated maps Forward, always forward and damn the side-roads A destination finally achieved, left wondering why the streets are empty, no friendly face at the end of all that troubled journey The miles winding down to spaces emptied Never savoring the steps along the way

This poem is included in Jim Freeman's poetry collection BROKEN PIECES available here in print or as an e-Book in your favorite formats.