Aimless the Stare
Comfortable with the uncomfortable
trapped with an intrepid countenance
reaching out to the other side unable
to table discussion as the world rolls by
Half past twelve but can heavy eyes last
another forty years holding back tears
stretched out across a hardened porch
made solely off the back of a broken man
The hills of coal have stripped again
what once was the promised land
engulfing the mountain and a soul
rocking the chair aimless the stare
*inspired by a book I'm reading*
*Gray Mountain by John Grisham*
Copyright © Tim Smith | Year Posted 2016
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