Another timeslice goes by and still I don't know, <br />Did somehow I miss the right window? <br />I looked for a word or a symbol or sign, <br />Some simple clue, I was on the right line. <br />Is there some memory or a piece of my mind <br />That somehow I dropped and left behind? <br />How came I to this place where now I stand? <br />Could it be this talisman here in my hand? <br />And now the fear really sets in. <br />Is there really a chance that I'll ever win? <br />Can you take it from me, <br />or show me the way? <br />Will I ever be free, <br />Or return to the clay? <br />Have I already had my share of degrees? <br />I'm here in the shadow, down on my knees.<br /><br />Robert Lloyd Palmer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shadow-of-degrees/
