but one step
and the journey begins
to roads not traveled
to faces and smiles unknown
to opportunities yet seen
to new loves yet met.
____
byron gates jr
journey.
...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?
These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available From: http://www.cafepress.com/byrongates.26516064
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