Sunset at the Northpole 4

THE INVISIBLE WALL

I

I’VE SCALED AN INVISIBLE WALL IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET

I’VE REPELLED ALL THE DEMONS AND THE GHOULS…

IT WASN’T SO HARD ONCE I REALIZED OUR FATE

(I) HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW NEW RULES

EVERY JOURNEY HAS A SECRET ROAD, NEVER FOUND OR FORESEEN

EVERY STORY MUST HAVE A TWIST IN ITS PLOT

GREEN TOPPED MOUNTAINS STAND BEFORE ME LIKE DISTANT WAVES

I DON’T WHERE I’M GOING YET IT’S ALRIGHT

II

I’VE SEEN THE LIGHT IN A FAR-AWAY DARK PLACE

SUCH A PURE AND BRILLIANT SIGN

I KNOW THERE’S A REASON, THOUGH I DON’T KNOW QUITE WHY

YET I’M CERTAIN THAT IT’S WORTH THE TRY

I’VE PASSED THE FORK OF IVY TO THE BUCKNER GAP

19 WEST ON MY OLD MAP

THE TENNESSE LINE IS IN WITHIN MY GRASP

THE ROAD I TRAVEL IS NEITHER CLEAR OR BLIND

III

WHERE THE DIGNITY OF MAN IS LOST IN FOOLISH INTERVENTION

WHERE THE MANY BOW TO THE FEW

WHERE THE HUMAN RACE FLIRTS WITH ATMOSPHERIC DEGRADATION

SOMETIMES WE JUST SEEM CONFUSED

IV

THE WILD FRONTIER IS IT LAST OR THE NEXT?

IT’S THE QUESTION WE MUST ASK…

JUST LOOK AROUND AND FIND THE SPACE IN ALL THINGS

DON’T FORGET TO DREAM AT LAST …

THIS IS A JOURNEY WE’VE BEEN ON FOR YEARS

IT’S TIME WE GET IT RIGHT

FOLLOW THE RIVER WITHOUT CONTRADICTION OR FEAR

OPEN YOU EYES JUST ENJOY THE RIDE

V

I’VE SCALED AN INVISIBLE WALL IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET

IT DIDN’T MATTER HOW WIDE OR HOW TALL

I HAD TO DO IT NO MATTER HOW MASSIVE THE STRAIN

IF I DIDN’T WHO WOULD ANSWER THE CALL?

Ashevlle, N.C./Hamden
Mat 2007/July 2007