Many Miles Away

Many miles away, a mammoth journey to complete Travelling by stealth, incognito, alone by wise choice Hazy memories of his homeland and boyhood street Friendless these lean years, no recognition to rejoice Mercenary factions control his vagabond life Icelandic fjords, volcanic rocks, desert dunes attend Flash bye and fade, fragmented in perennial strife Look far away, head and heart appraises to amend Many miles away, a mammoth journey to complete For seven long years he kept away, a lifetime ago Hazy memories of his homeland and boyhood street Aged in years, comparisons he hides well below In cosmopolitan artificiality He orchestrated ways and means for exited culls Initiated to ensure free world buoyancy To prevent corruption by power hungry moguls Many miles away, a mammoth journey to complete This last commission to undertake for MI5 Then return to his love ones, homeland and boyhood street If the powers that be are with him he will survive