The Herd Boy

Though I am not far from my people, I am lost.

Paradise shrouded by the fog of day,

I’m not so sure the distance is worth the cost.

 

Given an aged horse, so I would not be tossed.

He carries me unfamiliar miles without delay.

Though I am not far from my people, I am lost.

 

Neither hide nor fur can repress the frost,

The dogged cold repels decay,

I’m not so sure the distance is worth the cost.

 

Through streams and canyons I have crossed

Alone with fastidious men on the hunt for prey. 

Though I am not far from my people, I am lost.

 

The wind, like a record, in the background of my thoughts,

I dream of my own end in a valorous way.

But I’m not so sure the distance is worth the cost.

 

My horse is worn, yet I’m in exhaust. 

Ice blue skies give way to grey.

Though I am not far from me people, I am lost,

And I’m not so sure the distance is worth the cost.

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