i saw a
shooting star
as i drove
in my car
about
I-75
not a pace
or time
but a path
through the divide
of atlantic
and gulfside
so i held
my breath
closed my eyes
have faith in nothing
but what i see
and i’m not sure
why…
as i careened
off course
i found myself
surrounded by
an unseen force
as it pulled me in
all i felt
was warmth
back to a summer day
in 1994
when god evened the score
warrants issued with my name
seek, locate and detain
save his live
take the other’s in vain
as I peeled my eyes
open wide
everything was realized
i’m just a vessel
bound with rhyme
no one will
ever understand
but i’ll be
just fine
must make
the best of my life
since so
many others
were denied
i’ll never understand
but i’ll be
just fine
as a riddle
woven into
the fabric of time
r.matlack 