02. Clear!

Please part the curtains and let in the sun.

It’s time now for me to go one on one

With the spirits beyond them that taunt me;

I could hide ‘neath the covers or bolt the door,

But that would grant them pow’r all the more

To interrupt life whenever they choose;

It’s a tug of war battle I won’t lose

If virtue rings true and right prevails.

I’ll rev up my engines, hit the pedal on the right,

Wishing and praying with all my might

For a safe and successful flight

As I ride on through the night

Until I reach my transfer at long last

To let me soar over fields so vast

As morning dawns over the horizon,

The sun’s rays warming my wings

As my mind relaxes toward simpler things.

For one moment I’m truly here

All I needed was a jolt. Clear!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written April 2008.

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