If I was unaware

I apologize

For the blatant

Blindness

That I have inherited

Over the years

But I strive

To be better

As we all do

So be patient

For growth

Is inconsistent

But it comes

In time

By the time

I made it to the

Church

The words

Had ossified

The hopes of the people

It was too late

No more

Hope

Just hate now

As the main currency

Of the day

The city to the south

Departing Chicago

On the way

To the warmth

Of a summer’s break

Headed to Nashville

Will take

Any daylight

To make my way

On the interstates

Wednesday

A sign of the time

Without my mind

I am worthless

To be held up

From the chaos

And abrupt

Changes of

This world

A clear day

Is the adversary

Of the dark and cold

Winter months

So on a summers sweet

Step

The city blossoms

From the west

Into the city

Over the bridge

The Chicago Skyway

A beauty that is

From way above

And down below

A city scape

I have come to know

What did I want

I wanted nothing

What did I do

I did nothing

What did I say

I spoke nothing

And the wind blew

And my hair grew long

And grey

And then

One day

I spoke the words

I had sought

For many years before

To give love

To be love

And to be sweet

In being given away

I was cold

Until now

The warmth is back

In my fingers

And heart

Here no there

I can’t understand

The plan

To go from

The mighty

Hopes of today

To the realities of tomorrow

It’s neither here nor there

Nor anywhere

So where is the

Promise of tomorrow

If it’s not around

Here

We couldn’t get

Our hands

On the most valuable

Lands

Creeping to the sky

With real estate

Blowing by

The standards

Of housing

So we will live

Simply

Or as simple as we can

For now

You and I