Messenger

I've traveled far, I've traveled wide
My friend, I'm twenty-eight, I might
Feel older now
But

Remember when I told you
That you were fighting a lost fight?

It's been a while since my retreat
And now I've seen the worst defeat

I've traveled far, and traveled wide
The Eiffel tower stood beside

Me

No, it has been great; a breath of time
I took a dive in the divine
Beyond the ocean

Nevermind.

My friend,

I write you this last time
Just want to say..

On second thought,
Forget it
Words cannot be right;

My pen is stiff
and even if
You hear me through the space and time
Across the ocean, the divine,

You have, yourself, to travel far
You have, yourself, to travel wide
You have to go and lose this fight
Pick up this pen
And try to write
A letter to your friend who might
have traveled far and traveled wide

And only then, perhaps at night,
Will life unfold, and you just might
Be glad that you have lost the fight

and sit

and talk

by candlelight.