Poem # 43- The Safest Route

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You cannot be too aware of what's happening
You cannot be too confident of what you're getting
For the devil is constantly waving—
Beckoning you to a gyrating void.

So what's the first thing you do?
Exactly! Plan the safest route
But remember that I never said—
That it wouldn't be ragged and would be short.

But I also never mentioned that it would be strong
For being you— being so dumb headed and all
The safest route is truly the safest—
But never I mentioned that it wouldn't be the hardest...

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