Cotopaxi, Ecuador (summer 2012)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

the hole in my heart

finding graves

counting all the people who were slaves

never knowing when the end will come

hitching a ride with my corporate thumb

wondering where the road will lead

trying not to bleed

out the hole in my heart

there's never an easy way to restart

and no way to avoid the fall

no one to reach me when i call

an engine noise metallic with spinning gears

the grinding sound as it nears

around the bend and on the long straightaway

gathering speed with nothing new to say

blowing past in a swirl of dust

challenging me to move aside if i must

finding graves

counting all the people who were slaves

never knowing when the end will come

hitching a ride with my corporate thumb

wondering where the road will lead

trying not to bleed

out the hole in my heart.

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