Along the Way
The halfway-through looks back,
turns to assess and evaluate,
becomes self-aware of the nothingness
of footprints.
Every season the leaves bud and grow back,
what point is there in keeping a journal?
Wild pigs grow stronger
even as we forage for more reasons.
I have to walk this path with someone,
it might as well be you,
you who never once did I meet
along this trail.
To avoid future disappointment
do not bother to introduce yourself
as I approach
that place on the map you once folded.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2023
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