Road to Oblivion

Where has the joy of togetherness gone?

Can no longer find it these days with a yawn

The bleakness on the road to oblivion I’m on

Just trying to get a few minutes of sleep before dawn,

Thought love would cure all as I walked on that road

Too many out there with brains squirming like a toad

The weight of Karma carrying that heavy load

Everyone seeking that existential a la mode,

The gates before me of knowledge and ignorant bliss

So many have fallen to the fate of the serpent’s hiss

What I wouldn’t do for the sake of a loving kiss

Death can come as a result of Gorillas in the mist,

A fire in the sky came down that wicked the night

The unknown reached out snatching reason in flight

The answers to many of these mysteries out of sight

The monstrosity of abduction taking a mighty bite,

Kneeling on the threshold of a compromised land

At one time right and wrong were easily within hand

But evil took its toll well thought out and planned

The forces of good at times seem outmanned,

How could you do what you did to me?

Guess I was just a target of opportunity

Pitfalls await in what used to be the land of the free

I’ll gladly trade you a disaster for one cup of tea,

Upon this road to oblivion upon which I walk

Unpredictable and yet as steady as a rock

When confused I must pause and take stock

Delusional birds of a feather oh how they flock.