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Tommy F. Scott

Tommy F. Scott is a poet, playwright and visual artist who shares his time between the Chicago and Memphis TN areas. He holds degrees in Theatre and Visual Arts and has worked professionally in both fields. He has also taught at secondary and college levels in those fields.

Revelation

The picture starts to fade away.
Will I forget my yesterday and never find an answer,
To what the past has given me,
And what my life is meant to be.
It's hidden in my future.
I never really knew at all,
That everything and every call from heaven had a reason.
I keep on trotting onward still,
I climb the dark and endless hill, toward my revelation.
Perhaps I shouldn't give a damn
'bout where I go and who I am, sometimes I really wonder
If life is really worth it all,
The endless pains both large and small that frequent my illusions.
But still I just keep plodding on,
In aimless steps towards the dawn that lies beyond perception
Perhaps I will not ever know
Just why my fears envelop so, but still I must continue.
To walk the unknown path ahead,
Until at last my soul is dead and but a drop in chaos.

Copyright Š2003 by Tommy F. Scott