I stand alone upon the shifting black sands of time,
exposing the unprotected dreams of my heart to the
burning light of a new day.
Within my soul the curse of longing is brought
into the fiery limelight of the stage.
The steamy emotions of my mind are placed upon
the cold alter of disdainful rejection.
And the wonderful joy of my life is melted away
upon the turbulent slopes of deceptive turpitude.
Donavon Scott Vinson