Just Keep Walking
Just Keep Walking
he just kept getting
smaller and smaller
as he walked
farther and farther
always at the point
of two divergent triangles.
walked, and without
looking back, knew
felt the memories tug
less and less
heard the ticking
of the tower clock
muted in the distance
the sound of the children
trail off at the edge
of their boundaries
sensed the pull of names
and ancestry lessen,
pass beneath his feet
on uncrushed stone
knew the loneliness
of loneliness and
the empty fullness
of being alone
he just kept getting
smaller and smaller
as he walked
nearer and nearer
the smallness
of the future.
Contest – Open Free Verse
Sponsor – Charlotte Puddifoot
7/12/2014
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2014
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