5/10/91- Manchester Ride

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                                                                       Motorway,England
 
                     
                              Manchester Ride
 
     Lush green growth cascades outward
     Gentle roll to the view
     Twin ruts meander destination bound
     Old wheels cutting slowly this way
 
     This trigger in my head
     How many countless steps had I taken
     From one strip to another
     Wanting only to walk on the island
     It's pitch preventing steady passage
     Home,others,away.
 
     All paths of the past out of reach
     Why this one so far from the rest
     Starts me I am powerless to say
     My burning need to fall into the groove
     One side or the other
     My life on the median too long.
 
     Roofs that have felt more rain
     Than my eyes have shed tears
     Island magic does it's share
     Split rail gives way to guard rail
     Guard returned to this delicate soul
     My feet do not travel on the soil
     Swept forward on a trail I've never walked.