Wander, by S. Santorus | poems, essays, and short stories in Poeticous

S. Santorus

S. Santorus

Wander

Much have I wandered

From one life to another.

My sorrows I have pondered,

injustices that threaten to smother.

A mind of barbs and brambles

I am as a bull in the desert lost.

Through sanity my mind ambles,

wondering if it was truly worth the cost.

(2012)

#Love #PainSadness #Sanity

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