WAY TO FIND NEVERLAND

"Why are you crying, boy? Are you lost?"

In a manner of speaking, yes!

Who'd have guessed I'd find myself here,

a lost boy in the world of learned men.

Nothing but a moral compass always

pointing due North, giving forth all

my heart desires, leaving little in reserve.

My sole existence seems to have swerved

into an unfamiliar place as I face

my aging with as much ambivalence

as that little spark remaining can ignite.

And I declare to "stand up and fight"

as I soar past the second star on the right

and straight on until morning, without warning.

I will take you as my Wendy, a friend

who knows me as well as can be imagined,

a solitary figure at the window living dreams

only read in stories and fables. You are able

to provide the urge to stick to my muse,

and my shadow and everything else that slips away.

No Nana barking in the night, for it just seems right

that the vigilance of such protection is

taken to heart as I start to feel the tingle

of youth long forgotten, slightly rotten

but never totally elusive, or exclusive to my survival.

I feel my spirit lift. A light and airy faerie that

refuses to die since I truly believe, and am relieved

that I am not the only fool clapping; slapping hands

together, whether you can hear me or not.

I can claim my place along with the other lost boys,

the Michael's and John's and others, brothers all,

never to fall far from the tree, fulfilling this need,

I know, I have to crow and let my voice be heard,

every word of this fantastic voyage of life,

looking to find a place to land in this Neverland!

When it feels life is giving me the hook

and I'm up to my knees in Smees, it's a crock

to think that time is ticking away from me.

I'll find my "Happy Thought" and go do what I ought to,

making as much noise along the way. The second star

to the right is the way to go. And don't forget to crow!

Walt