through the maze i go.
through one door and then another,
through one task and then another,
to one friend and then another,
day after day after day.
turn here, do this, say when, create, conform.
back through one door and then another,
back through one task and then another,
back to one friend and then another.
and back through the maze i go,
day after day after day.
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byron gates jr
maze.
...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?
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These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here
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