The Way Forward is the Past Route - Stream of Consciousness

the skeletal figure
floating in the water
his shape entombed
in pure cement
visage of the dead

he walked a path
encircling the truth
but never found it,
going forward
the way he came
behind

a trick
it was all a cruel trick
the remains of reality
this time
it matters to everyone

they are known
amongst the wanderers
for the cruel experiments
of home and field,
but it was necessary
they said

to build their characters
strong and faithful
to achieve the ultimate
warrior

they were sent off
to see the snow covered lands
far off into the west
and gone
forever