Sweet Thirteen

see what I see
the clumsy gait of eternity
here as it lies
brings a gleam to my eye
gesture with a sweeping hand
the farthest reaches
of what I am

lo! what I know
the tripping, it seems to grow
here as it lies
brings a tear to my eye
signal with a jerking hand
the farthest reaches
of what I am

give what I give
the lumbering state I seem to live
here as it lies
brings a mist to my eye
beckon with a frantic hand
the farthest reaches
of what I am