Wandering

[michaelgallatin]

In a haze
of bygone days
feeling like
I have been had.

So very down
much of the time
but sometimes
not so bad.

In a maze
of long lost days
feeling
quite insane.

Once in awhile
I'm numb to it
but mostly
I'm in pain.

In a craze
of yesterdays
and wishing
I was back.

I would
surely go there
but it seems
I've lost the knack.

But was it
really better then
or was it
all just dreams?

I've learned
as I've grown older
that it's never
what it seems.

Life plays tricks
and life plays pranks
and living's
all in jest.

And I've become
a wee tad bitterer
as by now you
must have guessed.

My rose-tinted glasses
got broken bad
somewhere along
those twists and turns.

And as for love,
well I've found it
sometimes soothes but
other times it burns.

Friends may stand
right by you
or they might
run away in fear.

Family gets their own
paths to follow
though you may
still hold them dear.

So, many times
you are alone
as you're wandering
down the road.

Most often
looking for that
someone who'll
lighten up your load.

You help them and
they help you
or at least that's
what I'm told.

And perhaps one day
at that rainbow's end,
you'll both find
your pots of gold!

Michael "Still Wandering" Gallatin

[Lisa Arnold]

good job Mike, very entertainig write, thanks for sharing!

[rustybroadspear]

maybe one day we'll bump into each other as we both blindly walk in ever decreasing circles ............. then it'll be time for flying kites and drinking in excess

[michaelgallatin]

Thank you both! And to rustybroadspear, that was a most interesting, great reply and I hope we do if that's the way it all plays out my friend. What's wild is that the moment I read this it struck me how much it sounded like my college roommate, Jeff. He now lives in Florida where he's a teacher, poet and out-of-the-box thinker. He actually teaches classes to people who work in many different venues on how to think outside the box to solve work issues. I would suppose it applies to personal problems too. And Sir, you're being compared to a most fine man!

Take care,
Mike

[davelyoung1]

Enjoyed this

[purplespirit]

And wanderers we are --- thought stirring poem Mike, forming questions and hopes, touching and moving.
May the goal appear one fine day to give us all who search, joy and peace to have reached. Blessings! Ulla xx

[michaelgallatin]

Thank you both. Nice to see you while I'm wandering around. One of the nicer parts of the trail!

Bless you,
Mike