the sun rises while the moon still shines
illuminating the planes of your face
your mouth so generous
opens and wisdom of the ancients spring forth,
you know all things
and are eager to share,
enlightened you’ve been called
wise beyond your years
but truly how many years does wisdom need
to cultivate and be consumed,
as a child the world was yours
to explore and explain
now the world is cold
closed against you
no longer clamoring for your words
the words that could change the direction of time,
it is time
time to withdraw
time to stop hoping
time to step aside
and let the new voices be heard,
the thinkers of this generation must take up the mantle
for you have better things to do
you must sing and laugh
skip along and brown in the sun
no longer worried about the state of mankind
they will be alright one hopes,
you are my hope
my desire
my future
and my past
within you i see all.

