Wasted Life
Fountain of knowledge, once I drank from you
Once, I yearned for you
Drinking in your sweet essence
Once….
Stolen youth led to adolescent rebellion
Neglecting the fountain
Dry, barren, void
Wandering….
The fountain calls to me
Brief encounters to refresh my soul
Too much time spent in the desert
Struggling….
Half a lifetime wasted
Half a lifetime searching
Barely a remnant left
Too long from the fountain I strayed
Despairing….
I call to the fountain
Longing to quench the scorched remains
Afraid, unsure, trapped
Fighting….
Fountain of knowledge, once I drank from you
Once, I yearned for you
Drinking in your sweet essence
Once….
Copyright © Nicki Wilson | Year Posted 2017
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