you can lead a horse

you can lead a horse to water but it may be brackish
and the horse is not so stupid as to drink
deep draughts from the bitter pond
i was never a whisperer to horses or dogs
much less girls or humans of any kind
i could never speak so softly or listen cleanly
i had a malamut once with blue devil eyes
shogun
i was admonished by the man on his steed
as i chased my disobedient dog yelling and angry
i caught him and slapped him
he said you'll never train him that way
i knew he was right
flooded with the darkest self knowledge
i knew it was not in me this empathy
and not in this life would i free myself
this knee and this jerk thing have not worked
why did i think it might be different with
the life form i love as i love no other
i broke those bonds first
the watering hole has my tears
she will not drink nor should she
it will balance out in time
i move away from any dreams i had
i will be quiet now
love must ask for nothing
i've rode this disappointment nag long enough
the solitary man must find his own way
his own center
sadness says the world is not right
clouds the sight
brings the night
my dog ran away disappeared one day

Posted: Sat - July 3, 2004 at 10:22 PM

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