Leave Me Be

James Moats - 04/25/2008

And here is change;
As you want it
so it is.
It finds you wrecked
and leaves you to wonder
is this it?
I look around and...
That's not true.
I've been ignoring
everything.
If I have chosen wisely,
that would explain this feeling
of dread.
This weight upon my being.
This sadness...
It burns
brightly, nearby.
I close my eyes
and jam my fingers
in my ears.

The crickets are chirping
and the highway drone
is not
the least bit soothing
tonight.