The Wayward Scholar

I thought I was quicker than this.

Been time traveling less/less
the worlds I love to visit
are now so far away
they are survived in my neighbors
peers, my colleagues, our groups
preserved in light years of labyrinthian string
Strong Black roots

pastness is present.
alas I remember.
present-ness is past.
alas I understand.
We are all memories.

so I am surrendering
to the peace
that I have Not lost myself.

Salute to the future
Freedom ain’t far…