Let’s not do it.
Let’s not go down the dusty
road to death.
We’ve built so many
roads. Are none of them
upward tending,
over whatever obstructions
we may find in our way?
Or are we destined
now to drive or ride
in circles, forever
longing for where we
started, but lost
destinationless
and bored even
with ourselves
in captivity to our
conveyance?
Let’s not do it.
Let’s stay home for once
and enjoy what we’ve
been given, quiet and close
and loving one another
before we venture
forth again to try to find
ourselves elsewhere.
Let’s not do it.
If we can’t find the truth
within we’re lying to believe
we’ll find it out there
and lose ourselves into
the bargain; fatalities,
statistics, consumers
bereft of anything to consume
except ourselves.
Let’s not do it.
Let’s do something
wonderful instead.
Let’s find a place
to stand and
move the world.
♥