I am the chariot

I AM THE CHARIOT
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When all others are gone
I shall remain.
You cannot lose me
even if you will it.
I watch the steps you never took
the plans you made,
sacrificing bishops when you should have taken rooks.
You cannot see me
but you know I am there.
You feel my presence in the air.
I touch you with the wind
brushing your shoulders.
I feel you tremble
and I know you pretend.
I am the chariot
the voice of a friend.
Someday we will meet
betwixt the rocks and the clouds.
Until then you shall not see me
though you know I am there.

WORDS-J.S.HERSCOVITCH
COPYRIGHT
1990