things seem more sincere
when it's the last time
you're going to do them
loving touches in
routine duties
memorable lines in
rote conversations
makes meaning
in the madness
if i could pause
each time i talk
to someone today
just to say
thank you thank you thank you
for sharing your health
and energy
and point of view
i would
but talk becomes tedious
when preparing for the end
(and it will be the end of something)
takes the will away
the will that says
thank you thank you thank you
for these moments
of usefullness
however fleeting
and lead me to the grey
gently, please
no longer me but even still free
in the back of my eyes
(wise)
