Besmirched

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born. - Thoreau

With my itchy finger on the trigger.

Go figure.

I rub and rub but the stygian stain just won't come out.

I could wait for the acid rain to end this stubborn drought

but I guess I'll just...

... shout it out ...

Author's Note

"For every walk is a sort of crusade, preached by some Peter the Hermit in us, to go forth and reconquer this Holy Land from the hands of the Infidels. It is true, we are but faint-hearted crusaders, even the walkers, nowadays, who undertake no persevering, never-ending enterprises." - Thoreau