j o h n  r o s

we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
– edward r. murrow

as waited and walked — in passing across scapes of mind and eye — looking not to a passerby or to life’s eye, but simply ahead — in constraint, self-ambition and moral disregard.
through and by — to marked segments on this timeline — marked by fear, oppression, deception, delusion — our own, our maker’s, our provider’s.
resting and eastward — constantly looking for more time — more hope — more fear;
this travel and transition is no different, nor the same — marking in haste — west to east — separated — illusive — guise-d.