There’s always the pull away
The take away
The outtakes
There’s a breathless wonder
An intake
The exhale
There’s street signs
Or a map
Or you wander lost
Forgotten
Among the details
Life demands
This yearly accounting
Life demands
A participation
Life demands
A change of direction
The sudden absence of love
The laughter extinguished
A heart pain
Life demands
The inexplicable return
A chuckle turns into a guffaw
The sun breaks free from the clouds
The unexpected flash of joyous bouyancy
Harken then
To the demands
Line them up and cross them off
The pain and joy ebb and flow
Waxing and waning
Sit with the pain
Embrace the joy
Life demands life
Life demands living
Rebel against the inexcusable
Rebel against the squandering
The clock ticks
Inexerable
All you have is now
