Into the Valley

Into the valley                  2/2/2016

Yesterday a fog blew in

And settled in the hills

Sinking down into every crevice

Thick, heavy, and impenetrable.

Covering the road

And covering the buildings

Hidden and invisible

Like traitors

And oligarchs.

You can see it coming from a mile away

But sheep never listen

And almost never see

Flocking into their pens

All dumb as monkeys

Sitting in a row

With hands over their eyes

And hands over their mouths.

Mindlessly following

Where we are herded

Just as deadly

As it is suicidal. 

The long branch

Hangs low

Tilting the tree

Groaning under the weight

Of time. 

There is no other option

But survival

And there nothing more valuable

Than endurance.

Keep the faith

By keeping it real

Nothing forced, duplicitous

Practiced, or fake. 

Never lose hope

No matter how hard the battle

Or how bitter the defeat

But remain determined

Redoubled and resolute.

Today we ride

On iron horses

Charging forward

On thunderheads

With blood in our mouth

And death in our eyes.