Wednesday, March 24, 2021

earth note 791


you've heard it before
when you think you've hit
     pay dirt
and of course things
are just so much more complicated
     than that
you already know
life ain't no football game
and you're certainly no hero at halfback
or running back as they call them now
just gather up the loose change
change the motor oil
greasy hands have never been a problem
set the sights on that long continental divide
that's always been the real marker
and take an extra shovel or a winch
if you have one
for when you
hit the ditch
     inevitably

--- e b bortz 

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