Mortality
Copyright 2023 by Michael Walker
All of our heroes will die soon
And our non-heroes too
Neil Young
And that kid in fourth grade
Who dipped your
Clip-on tie
Into a muddy
Street puddle
They both will die
Soon
And every day
We try to make the days last
A little longer
We flail about
Like those
Used-Car
Stick balloons
We work and play
We fast
And pray
And there is
The Magna Carta
And there is
The busted
Carburator
And everyone
Will die soon
Fall down
Into
Consecrated
Or
Unconsecrated
Ground
With symphonies on hold
Playing…