Go Forth

dare to dream
much like you did long ago
(when your hands were pebbles)
drink your scotch on the rocks
and your whiskey from the bottle
(the finer things in life)
climb the highest mountain around
swim until your arms are worn down
( work your body until you collapse)
strike the saddest chords you know
sing those notes until your voice is gone
(let go until the melody is free)
write your life new moments
let the memories of past be overflowed
(much like a cup under the running faucet)
open your gates like before
let the good ones in
(there will be a day when people glow)
and never cease to grow…
but I beg you still appreciate home
(for someday you will miss the idea of one)

you, my friend
have loved, and tragically lost
(but there is more than intimacy’s cost)

(like those vagabond artists before us)
leave that name behind, but don’t forget
be brave, go forth.