Seaching
I'VE BEEN UP NORTH, I'VE GONE BACK EAST
I'VE BEEN DOWN SOUTH, I'VE GONE OUT WEST
I'VE BEEN AND GONE
BUT, I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND, THE ROAD HOME
IT'S SO HARD TO FIGURE, A ROAD I'VE TRAVELED SO OFTEN
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THAT PLACE
THE PLACE I THOUGHT, I KNEW SO WELL
IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN, BY ALL
HOW CAN THIS BE ? IT WAS OUR PLACE
EVEN WITH ALL THAT I'VE LEARNED
I'VE NO IDEA, WHERE IT'S GOTTEN OFF TOO !
NO ONE SEEM'S TO KNOW, WHERE IT IS,
WAS, OR HOW IT CAN BE FOUND
IT'S A ROAD LESS TRAVELED NOW
NO FAMILIAR SIGHTS OR LANDMARKS
NOW ONLY STREETS WITH NO NAMES,
PEOPLE WITH NO FACES
HOMES WITH NO HISTORY,
FAMILIES WITH NO STORIES
MAYBE IT'S DISSAPEARED FOR A REASON ?
NO ONE GOES THERE ANYMORE,
BECAUSE NO ONE LIVE'S THERE ANYMORE
ALL HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN, BURIED IN THE PAST
NEVER TO BE VISITED AGAIN.
Copyright © John Griffis | Year Posted 2009
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