RESIST, RESIST AND PUT YOUR EAR TO THE RAIL.
DO NOT RESIGN YOURSELF TO LAY ON THE TRACKS
ONLY TO WIGGLE
TOES AND FINGERS
AS LIFE RUNS YOU DOWN
CRUSHING YOUR BODY
BETWEEN STEEL AND THE COMPOSTING EARTH.
RESIST AN EASY LANGUID ROAD
DISCOVER DITCHES, CULVERTS, AND HILLSIDES,
A LONG WAY FROM THE TRACKS.
PURSUE THOSE AREAS UNKNOWN
WHERE DARKNESS AND WILDFLOWERS,
MUSHROOMS AND SPARROWS
REVEAL WONDERS THAT CAN
CAUSE THE MOUTH TO OPEN LACKING DESCRIPTION.
FILLING EYES WITH WONDER
AND THE NEW EXPRESSION OF KNOWING.
SMELL, TASTE , AND TOUCH YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
DON’T FORGET ALL YOUR SENSES.
IN LIFETIMES OF RAILS AND SCHEDULES,
SPIKES AND CROSSTIES,
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT
AND SATISFACTION WILL RISE
LIKE THE MAGGOT THAT SOARS
IN BRIEF ECSTACY AS THE FLY.