He told me
“Son, its lonely on the path”
This, after I shared with him
My terror at the possibility
Of being destroyed
He told me
“We have fear, because we have no power.
The closest thing to power is choice
As our awareness broadens with time
It informs our choices more completely”
I got off the phone and thought
Thank God for that man
I am not alone.
In memory of “Jim”
(James Marvin Gordon, November 17, 1935-August 22, 2011)
© 2016 Martin H. Wilde