Sun Dogs and Highway Mirages

from Nine Poems and a Song by Emet Lee Firth

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I don’t know his story
But he made it to the meeting
And that’s enough to answer
Any question in the letter

Maybe his is better
Like a candle in the darkness
That if it burn till morning
We may find out what he’s seeking

Now at last he’s speaking
And we hear about the pathway
I’m glad there is no ending
We look forward to the sequel

He, created equal
Was abandoned in the middle
To reach out for the pieces
That all added up to zero

Children need a hero
But some only get a shadow
He followed whiskey clerics
Who would lead their flock to nowhere

Thirsty, he would go there
Loyal addict to the journey
Collecting glass for windows
That get shattered in the prologue

He prefers the sun dog
To mirages on the highway
You know they’re both illusions
But the sun dog stays there with you

Standing like a statue
In the bathing light of morning
He vanishes in silence
Like those fading pools of glory

I don’t know the story
But we made it to the meeting...

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from Nine Poems and a Song, released June 19, 2022

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