If Dancing Barefoot, Watch For Broken Glass
If Dancing Barefoot, Watch For Broken Glass
Shot straight arrow into a crooked sky
to find if it washed upon me black rain.
Strange that Fate decreed then, I would not die
at least not until later, not in vain.
Time flew into shadows upon dead plains
my quiver empty, my heart cut to shreds.
We all have our secrets and some dark stains
while others sleep with ghosts in bloody beds.
Times of despair, hard choices must be made
if dancing barefoot, watch for broken glass.
Beware for heavy dues, they must be paid
there is no hidden splendor in the grass.
My bow now silent and cracked due to age.
All shot out- words sent from wizened old sage.
Robert J. Lindley, 12-11-2016
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
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