I journey this life—a vagabond without home
For to claim such an attachment denies my soul's need to roam

I journey this life—an orphan neither mother nor father I claim
For to claim such bonds deters me from my soul’s aim

I journey this life—alone with no lover of my own
For joining to another would choke the seeds of enlightenment my soul has sown

I journey this life spiritually naked—lest my finery cause me to falter
And I am forced to lay myself again on this life’s lessons’ altar

And when this life’s journey is over—this naked, unloved, orphan vagabond
Will rest in the fields of Elysium and review the lessons learned from beyond.

Copyright 2003 Bobbi Duffy