The Haunting of an Eastern Man's Mind

On my relative blank memory All photographs leave scars Of your insect inspiration In the ice forms on my windows My memories here are conjured up Still inside they turn me up And leave me feeling Survival here is not enough Like a spirit he remembers Longer than your lifetime Further than your mind can see And further than your heart can heal I cross a wander wall From east to west Declare myself a king A gesture that would have no meaning