THE DUSTY TRAIL

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    THE DUSTY TRAIL

    I walk this dustry trail,  alone in my thoughts,
    Thinking of the one I love, what has been the cost?
    I shot a man before the bend, will the next bend be mine?
    I know not what lies ahead, can I save all mankind?

    Will mankind turn his back on me, bring a bitter end,
    Or will I survive another day, thoughts home yet to send.
    Bitterness does surround me, yet stone cold is how I feel,
    I shot a man before the bend, tell me it wasn't real.

    If I live through this darkness, survive all this pain,
    I'm sure to find a world, with little or nothing to gain.
    My country said go do this, they told me I was right,
    Little did I know, was just a political fight.

    The one I love is waiting, crying a silent tear,
    For all of her emotions, an unspoken fear.
    This long and dusty trail, can bring  death without a shot,
    This long and dusty trail can teach me, what others could not!


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    ginga commented on THE DUSTY TRAIL

    11-29-2009

    Beetle, A story of experiences and wisdom. I like the symbolic "long and dusty trail," which I believe epitomizes one's life. ginga

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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