Ungrounded

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. - Thoreau

you were always afraid to cut the cord

i see you in the window, peering out from behind the curtains

counting the years you have left by plucking off flower petals

overly careful to avoid the thorns

afraid to don an eternal truth that mocks and scorns

unable to live up to, let alone sign, your own accord

Author's Note

"It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear." - Thoreau