My valley is no longer green,

Awash in my sea of insecurity.

I long for a simpler day,

Simpler ways

To find my place in the world.

At sunset, the world was full of the promise to be.

All that I could see was what I thought lay before me.

My obscurity

Remains unchanged.

It is my life that is rearranged.

08/13/1985

Author's Note: I was laid off from my dream job after college... the audacity....

Posted on 01/22/2008
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