I Mourn the Fact...

7/22/08

i mourn the fact

that poetry is most apt

to come

when unheeded

unlooked for

unneeded

and

unnecessary

i mourn the fact

that life has no remote

no buttons

like pause

rewind

stop

or

undo

i mourn the fact

that friends can't see

inside me

to my heart

mind

soul

and

motives

i mourn the fact

that time has a habit of

distorting life

into swirls

eddies

pools

and

rapids

i mourn the fact

that life is not like books

with friendly

little clues

distinctions

story lines

and

endings

i mourn the fact...