Hey Vasquez,
Did your feet touch coal dust?
Or just hit the ground running
Pounding out the days, step by step
Just as fast as you can,
Have we reached the end of summer yet?
Breath by breath
In the labyrinth
Did you follow the thread?
Pay heed to the clues
Or did you just run on with
Gut wrenching speed
Hey Vasquez,
Did you find the golden road?
Or just keep passing the markers?
Passing each and every stone, mile on mile
Hope in your beating heart,
How many empty years have you seen?
Crumb by crumb
In the forest
Did you watch the news?
Or did you just run on with
Your heart thumping
Hey Vasquez,
Did you find you were alone?
Or just accompanied by strangers
Counting your heartbeat, beat by beat
One hundred and forty a minute
Pass two hundred thousand in a dream
Pulse by pulse
In the echoes
Did you remember to forget?
And find your feet
Or did you just kiss each passing marker
On the way.