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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Ephemera


Everything passes away in its turn.
What lasts was never born.

Does this wisp of life matter more
because it's just a whisper?

Or does it matter less
because it will soon be gone?

Why isn't it enough just to be
here now?

1 comment:

  1. Dr. MikeMarch 30, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Never Born

    When does a kiss last?
    Notice how the mannequins
    Are posed to sell clothes.

    Elbows angled, hands
    Splayed, legs apart, these gestures
    Taser the human.

    As if caught off guard,
    Their bewildered gaze freezes
    Into glacial cool.

    What could awaken
    These knuckleheads into
    Real men and women?

    By escaping death,
    Their eternal time clamped on
    One moment too long.

    Wonder is like that,
    Once the kiss has left its sting
    And you’re recognized.

    [Disposable Haiku March 30, 2013]
    Dr, Mike

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