Standing

Knee deep in thoughts

Looking within and without

Breathing older no longer young

Tempting mind's cynicism

Willing to forget but still believe

Fantasizing over what never was

Thrashing over memories

Trapped in time.

Memories searching for answers

From decades long ago

Remaining hardened, unforgiving

Rustling in disenchanted winds

While dreams remain whole

An epitaph not quite ready

Inhaling light and darkness

Knee deep in thoughts. 

Edwin James