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FALL BACK

 

Fall back on your sense of mercy

Gratitude for good years

Feeling the runaway distractions

That kept you on the move

Searching, finding, fixing, departing

Each venture folded away neatly

Put to a silent drawer

With the next fixation

Flowing down the trail

The next deal to be funded

The next soaring leap

Until every fibre was exhausted

And the right words were found

To share the thrill of life

With the undeterred

         Whimsical daughters of plenty

         Stroll, device in back pocket

         Co-agulated in groups according to width

         Hair streaked with highlights

         Mouths in constant motion

         As their youth sprints by

         Sneering and judging as she goes

Then the day comes to fruition

Soft decline of a brilliant sun

Leaving its warmth behind

As we lean into the breeze

One more time

Convinced of our belief in spiritual immortality

Watching the body

As it resists succumbing to fate

Firm in conviction

That it shall extend this temporary destination                       201201.1