1000 years of living
in a pit darkness.
0ne day I walked out.

I found strength
in the warmth of insight.

One goal achieved
the ability to overcome.

At age 12 wanted that shiny corm bike.
The one that lived in the window
of old Earl's Bike Shop.

Glistening like a star among stars.
It is a machine
possessing power
everything I desired.

Working harder than 20 oxen
I mowed lawn and painted fences
Took the complaints of picky customers.

But at the end I had what all the other
Lusted after.

My determination my hopes and dreams.