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Sophia
Life is a short drive,
though the ways be long.
A journey twists and turns
before it can be made straight.
He drove many cars,
most had six windows.
in each window a girl, or woman
peered inward.
one was named ‘love’,
she looked through the front windscreen,
likewise, those named ‘fear’,
‘loathing’, and ‘sorrow’
looked through the four side windows.
Lastly, the one named Sophia,
(she who stays faithful to the end),
looked inward through a rear window.
Sophia; blessed the road
as it veered this way and that,
until the road let go of the car,
and the car let go of him.
The journey and the man,
became one with the wisdom
of a journey taken,
and though he passed away,
as all travelers must,
Sophia drives ever onward with him.
Copyright ©
Eric Ashford
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