I Confess by Clifton Bates

OK I confess
I’m a mess
I live alone
but I digress.

Really
I’m a timber cruiser
marking old growth.
I’m a scout, a surveyor
a little bit of both.

Nahh, I’m just this guy
sailing through the horde
with one withered soul
temporarily on board.

Image by: Ivar Kristleifsson