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The people on the beaten path don't have the freedom to go where they want. They are marshalled and penned, directed and refused: the usual lot of refugees.

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Faded shacks on back road tracks
high rise flats and corporate stacks
low motels with looming signs
winding courses bending lines
Steel rails and electric wire
that shock the soul and dull desire
that push the land further back
all along the beaten path

Bold travellers tread the worn out road
where times before a million strode
The light fades out on either side
no matter but the way is wide
and still the land pushed further back
invisible among the dark
We hear no sound of cry or laugh
all along the beaten path

Journey on some bleak adventure
to escape a harsh indenture
Possessions weigh less than chattels
moving fast from war and battles
Abandoned land on either side
scarred by pillage ruined by pride
We hear no sound of pain and wrath
all along the beaten path

The tourist marvels at the view
his way defined by height and hue
He does not fear to be alone
and knowing that he's going back home
records his route with photograph
tweets and blog and monograph
the pilgrim there's no turning back
The weary trudge the beaten path

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from The Tales Of Grimmer Pardon, released January 1, 2023

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Paul Gerard Dalton London, UK

Singer songwriter, poet, lyricist, anecdotalist, with Irish, Scots and north of England roots. Lives in west London. Recent published poetry 2024, Fielding Memories: Poems and Other Recalls.

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