there is so much 
i want to say to you
about my life
and how
it unfolded
it has been
such a journey
of innocence lost
and endless
wandering
in the wilderness
it has been such a
rich tapestry

and opening
this closed heart,
defended by walls
built by fear,
took such effort
i died
yet in that very death
i became
a phoenix
resurrected.

i am madman, fool, lover
misfit, poet and clown.

life blew my mind
and i am forever grateful
i was once a prisoner
and my mind was
my jailer
and when it blew
it blew the 
fucking doors off
and i stepped
out
into the fresh air
of the 
complete unknown.

there is so much 
i want to say to you
about my life
but, my friend
and fellow traveller
i will sit here
with you
in silence 
and let our stories
dissolve 
into the great ocean.