Member Poem

You ask me why I want to leave,
Leave this sanctuary,
This great monument to a vision.
You ask me why I want to leave,
Leave this community of kindred souls
Who share the sweat and tears,
The burden....
You ask me why I want to leave,
As though I have asked for too much
For something forbidden.
Is it because my leaving
Would unravel this world of yours?
Expose the roots of this culture
That sucks the blood of battered hearts
And weary minds.
Is it because I need to stay
And serve my time,
Not know if there be sunnier climes
And cleaner air to breathe,
You ask me why.....

I need to fly...that is why.