time goes by ever so slowlyyet the memories remain
of moments of pain, and those of vain
gestating in the mind, roosting
a crowd this is, and yet it ain't
the lonely shepherd on the hill
he sees them sun rises and sunsets
a reason for envy for many
but still the need, the want to belong
trudging the paths all day long
and yet retracing the steps
back home at the end of the day
the want for a change
the desperate need to move on
stuck in a time warp
and then the chains
the rare moments of vulnerability
the bane of my existence
looks are deceptive, chinks aplenty
to err is human, I'm human too!