A Zillion Miles of Life Tread

     A zillion miles of life tread
     Racing rivers as
     Suns smiled overhead

     Odds against me
     Traveled bumpy
     Downtrodden roads
     Left the weak in the dust
     Yet
     Couldn't quite climb fast enough

     A zillion miles of life tread
     Ignoring lines defined
     Yearned to know the purpose of life
     Not
     At all
     Intimidated by strife

     A fugitive of love
     fleeing complacency
     Danced to the tune of time
     Expiring
     Slowly
     Like the cells of mind

     A zillion miles of life tread
     Reached the fork in the road
     Branching everywhere
     Now standing
     Confused
     Wondering
     "Will I ever get there?"


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