At the border between dawn at day,
along the hazy frontier that separates
my solitude from the clamoring world,
I walk a secret piece of waterfront,
subconsciously considering my fate.
Return to the conflict, or swim into the horizon?
At another time, perhaps a different choice,
but the call of a lone gull has jarred me back to the now.
Today, I will once again climb the tower,
man the ramparts and fight the endless fight
(more from habit than conviction).
As I turn to go, a distant white cap briefly lures me,
but Calypso’s call to uncharted territories must wait.
I am not yet ready to cross the gulf
between
who I am and
who I wish to be.
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[Author's Note: This poem was first published in the chapbook, Beyond the Horizon: Journeys in Poetry and Prose, 2010]
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Randy Baker
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Randy, I truly love how you choose and format your words into such beautiful writing. I love the emotion behind this one, with the hesitation over deciding whether to take another step forward or not. This is great!
Beautiful!
Fantastic writing. Such a captivating story.