On Being
the sentence is final / words compressed
as dead leaves in a bag / left for tomorrow
and why now / this ending foretold so
many times / the tide rolls in then out
can it be otherwise / a longer sentence
in which time prevails / tomorrow demands
our attention / yesterday's stones overturned
to reveal worms / wet guardians of decay
we all become compost / ashes ashes
we all fall down / did the dawn sneak past
what consequence / is any breath final
before the worms / dead leaves collect
behind my eyes / a skull filled with compost
as if it could be otherwise / time demands
and I collapse / the tide rolls in then out
seeking the sentence / but words fail
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