Verse Novel Series Excerpts

For the Nowhere Boys

I used

to be concerned

so much with the past that

memories removed me from the

present.

So much

that I got lost

in the shadows of the

forgotten. The ghosts of our

founders.

—The BeenThere Man

For the Nowhere Boys (concluded)

Souls that

can never be

repaid, but still wander.

Souls that are silenced, and never

honored.

So do

not do this for

the tears of yesterday.

For pain is not a debt we can

repay.

—The BeenThere Man

The Future

For the Future

I waited for you.

My transmission made it through.

What took you so long?

We borrowed for the future.

Did you bring the rest with you?

—Mr. BoJangles (Original Nowhere Boy)

For the Future Too

You waited for me?

Please believe, I had no clue.

I’m here on orders,

to rescue you; preparing

to fight for the future too.

—Nowhere Boy

Sound Advice

Marathon Moves

Slow down;

Lighten your load.

I need you to be cautious,

your hands carry the spark of life.

Slow down;

Observe before you act.

I made the same mistake,

Eager to impact so much that

I cracked.

—The BeenThere Man