i feel like a young man
standing on the edge of maturity
overlooking the river of knowledge
the rushing current calls
and i contemplate the rapids
of responsibility and love
as thier foamy curling swells
carress the foundation 
that makes exsistance.. 
and my age shows thru..
but my heart beats wild
like hippies with drums
with excitement and romantic
dreams and desires
the watery pathway splashes
my face with the mist 
of mystery
and i embrace the raft
called woman..and lean.
a young man falls 
into a grown man's love
the river calls
and with true sounds of
a ride with fate
calm with excitement, but
with the rush of adrenalin
and the peace of embracing

-/\-  4:08am  6/4/97 HuntingtonBch,CA