I Followed The Light, A Poem ~ R.M. Engelhardt

I FOLLOWED THE LIGHT

Once upon a time

I followed the light 

To all of the places 

That it shined

Was young &  inspired by

All those poets &

Writers, artists & 

Musicians

But then?

A Revelation

The death

The dark

The reality of

The real world 

A cold world

A brutal world

Took it all away

So in these days passing 

I prefer to take 

It all in increments

In small moments

& dreams and in

The holy laughter

Of a God that 

Doesn’t care

Doesn’t call

But a part of me

Still believes in something

Called poetry

And found that

It’s the only true religion

Required 

~ R.M. Engelhardt ©2023