untitled - i am alive,...

by Max Rothenberg - Pisces

i am alive, a spirited elf
i am alone inside of myself

i am a being, much more than one cell
an amoeba nearby knows me well

my body has rhythms to count endless time
my mind gets distracted and can't get past nine

my children born free
as my lust lives and breathes
they listen in time
to my rantings and rhymes

when they have grown wise
in their mind's exercise
shall they know of love
as a great mourning dove
will they know their voice
shall they have a choice

yet where in all space
will there be a place
to be one who drives
through the time of our lives

Birth sign: Pisces
Date created: 2001-08-13 13:47:03
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:50
Poem ID: 64392

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