choo chooin’ ~ down the track
on a journey called life
saying, “yes I can”
saying, “yes I will”
I want to explore
I want to discover
I want to see
and come to know
every ~ if not all
things possible
~ ~
livin’ ~ yes, really, really
doing it fully
using all those senses
experiencing the nonliving
those of the inanimate kind
also ~ hanging out with
those filled
by way of process
having that spirit
flowing about in a body
being of energy/matter
~ ~
I ~ being that me
as this individual
readily,
wanting to do
this living thing
within a curious manner
tooting my horn
~ so to speak
through poetry and prose
hoping I will alert
all I pass by
of the adventures
or even the misadventures
happening along
the snaky turns of life
~ communicating it all
in such a way
as if the spiking
of cross ~ ties
to the railroad track
pointing out the link
~ between
my words and deeds
of how these acts
have added to the taste
ingested by my soul
sort of like salt
sprinkled upon
the evening meal
offering forth many
~ many flavors of lesson
~ surreal lessons
presenting challenges
‘cause of me being me
without leaving
any room for excuse
for overcoming them
or not
~ ~
oh ~ how, how
during such times
me as the human
made that ~ mistake
seemingly,
gotten a little off rail
losing my train of thought
almost to the point of
~ mental derailment
becoming behind schedule
from my dreamed for
hoped for itinerary
even though ~
as I now see within
all my wrong choices
did teach me
a lot of things
of which shaped
~ even empowering
the resilience of my character
to this very day
beyond what
I could’ve imagined
~ ~
so then ~ as I may
and shall do
~ I still
without hesitation
or remorse
will go on listening
as long as I can
to the clickety ~ clack
of life ~ expressed
through my words
as shared with others
~ poetry and prose
coming forth to fruition
~ while
choo chooin’ ~ down the track
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
