My Youth
I walk briskly on the pathway of truth
Searching desperately for my youth
I want to know how I got here
For some people act as if they don’t care
The light from the sun burns deeply in the
Ground and the distance truth that I see
is wrapped up in an age old mystery.
Something peculiar happened in the town
more than three decade before I came around
honey was sold into paradise and cornmeal
and flour were mixed up with rice
bulla cake was sold for a dime and a
family of five could survive off a pound of rice
the kitchen table was large and a family of three
could live abroad and survive off ten dollars a week.
But now the color of the sky is changing
the youths are aging and destiny is lingering
behind the door and the truth is not yet told
what happen to the little girl that was left behind
I want to know if she is still alive, is she in Canada
Or they bury her in the woods, and what have they
Done with the old woman and the old man? Have they
Gone off to Calvary or have they migrated into history, and who are these people around me are they my real family? From whence did they come? They look quite strange and out of place but I hope that when the truth is reveled my spirit will find some relief
I am traveling on the road of truth and I am getting
Ready to reclaim my youth, it was taken away from me to soon
And I find myself wandering around looking for that one evidence that will unravel the truth of what took place
At that vulnerable moment of my youth and the people
that knew me then will tell the tales of what transpired when
the old man booked his ticket to heaven and what became of the
dream that made history.
The story of my youth is the living truth
and the passage of time will lay the foundation
that is mine and the pain that we feel will be
no more when the truth is revealed; my youth
is traveling with me; it’s a part of history.
Copyright © Christine Phillips | Year Posted 2025
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