“Have you been dreaming of Alaska?”

Oh I know
it doesn’t amount to much
to say there are better days

both come and gone
settled and gone
and yet to come
along the way, I mean

what I meant to say
is someday we’ll see
if I just keep stoking the fire
under my feet

less resounding
my hesitations are
wandering
further and further
from my mind

denial doesn’t suit this place

I suppose it remains to be seen
just how far I’ll follow this track
stop, it’s a long way back

and what if I fail to recognize
the better of two ends?

Oh, very long

the wait from then to
then, you don’t really know
do you?
just how long the night can get