Hold over
on long shots,
but know your D.o.P.E.
Trust your instincts,
but never stop listening.
The world
will tell you more
in an hour,
if you just shut the fuck up,
then you could learn
in a year of reading.
Counting blessings,
is no recuse
from progress.
Sure, you’ve spiked the vein
and touched the Spirit,
but did you take to heart
the lessons that came
from that rictus grin
and bony hand?
Did you listen,
or did fear cloud your mind?
It’s so easy to say
” I bought the ticket
and took the ride.”,
but in the end,
did you really hear
what the wind
that was rushing past your head
was saying?
Long past time, now.
No more sweet shots,
unless you really bust your ass.
Free rides,
free love
and fee drugs,
only go to places
where people die.
Where are you going?
Do you know?
Have you looked out,
far upon this
long, forever prairie,
all the way out
to the mountains
and learned
to read the wind?
HG – 2022
