THE PIPER

Come follow me! Come follow me!
I'll be sure to not leave you behind
for I myself walk haltingly.
Time, to me, has been unkind.

Let me reveal what most don't see
in the bustle of their life,
the large as well as the tiny
which both can mitigate life's strife.

There are many things in forest's deep
which are living metaphors
which insinuate like a small seep
once we exit our mundane doors.

Sometimes I'll lead you to the past
reminding us of long lost youth
as we remember loved ones passed
and confront mortality's grim truth.

So follow me, come follow me,
don't be like ones who have declined.
Come and set your conscience free
on a journey taken in your mind.