I have walked by Helen Constantine

I have walked

By

Helen Constantine

I’ve walked with angels and battled with the devil

Transcend the highest summit and shunned

The lowest level

While striving for basic aptness

Finding neither peace nor rest

In my ardent need and avid quest

For wise and worldly wisdom

From those who proudly profess

To know, somewhat better

Yet often less, at their very best!

Nonetheless, I’ve trudged along

Life’s highways and byways

Only to find, at the end my journey

That meaning and momentum

Fades fast, into another

Weary futile day

Now in cautious dispensation

I no longer seek

Gratuitous accrued information

Of records sought here and there

Amassing doubt and fear

Instead, I turn, to the inner core

As I meander happily home

Where I strive, to simplify

The seven colours of the rainbow

Betwixt and between pots of gold

That’s neither here nor there

Still, I walk with angels and battle

With the devil

Transcend the highest summit

And shun the lowest level

Knowing time will surpass

The future and alas, the past

Copyright Helen Constantine 2009