When the flowers don’t bloom
and the beauty isn’t there
life is always lost
trying to get somewhere
Why do people put themselves in fight or flight?
the bills have to be paid
“You forgot the insurance last month!”
“I know.”
“We could’ve died, what then?”
“Our lives would be sorted out.”
“Who does that?”
“the dirt, the rain, the wind, and the trees
maybe even an animal will chew on my skull.”
“That’s not acceptable!”
Nature has a plan
it’s not mine
it’s not yours
the most interesting men
are the ones nobody knows
until they’re dead
50 years or more
with profound evidence
of living
not bones,
but their insides
are there.