to diffidence: s beckett & cs lewis

the dream becomes the quiet
          is this the way with all men
          thinking and all women who
          in their youth thought to fight
          for more - more schooling,
          more love, more acceptance

i see everyone sleeping when
it's cold. these homeless as i
drive. i could stop and share
but to what end - tomorrow i
will see them not knowing what
makes them rest in the cold
their freedom; my obligation

at least it was - once when i
believed in the story of Godot and a lion's home