"The journey is the reward."
- Steve Jobs
Standing alone on a corner,
A man.
Dark hair, dark eyes,
Shades and a heavy coat,
Looking up and down the street,
Noticing every move.
Especially the traffic
That of a fairly dead town.
Feeling a cold tap on his cheek,
He looks up,
Rain clouds.
He hopes not for a downpour,
But heavy clouds tease with sprinkles,
As thunder laughs deeply in the background.
Just to be safe, he steps back,
Closer to the tattered awning
Of a shop that had seen better days,
A sign stating, “Out to Lunch”
Permanently nestled in the window’s corner.
As the rain picks up, he gets restless,
As does the wind.
His vision shortened by buildings in the way,
He nearly misses yellow lightning
Passing him by.
Not knowing if the vision was real,
He runs after it desperately.
He sees it clearly, but it sees not him,
For it makes no stop.,
Heartbroken and wet, he stands in the rain,
So he’s sure to see the next one,
And to be seen.
It’s so hard to get a taxi in this damn town.
AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURE
An artist's purpose is to evoke emotion and/or dialogue of the masterpiece created, without either, it's no longer art, let alone a masterpiece.
This blog represents the author's original writing and makes no apology for posts resulting in experiencing a sense of discomfort when reading his own personal reflections, thoughts, affirmations, observations and opinions of his journey in finding his way through a complicated world, of his so called life. The author requests readers remain mindful of dates when a post was written. Many of the earlier posts were academic assignments with guidelines to uphold the integrity and standards of a specific writing style. One or a combination of formatting, rhyming schemes, syllable counts, themes and specific guidelines which were up to self-interpretation and self-discovery.
This set the tone for the author's tone and unique writing style. He requests readers remain open-minded to viewpoints differing from their own. The author strongly believes "we can disagree and still remain friends" and welcomes respectful dialogue and questioning of his writings. However; hateful disagreement our outright dismissal or suggesting the author's writings are inherently wrong will not be tolerated and may not be conducive to constructive conversation.
July 01, 1992
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