I fear for this
World not my world
My world’s behind me
I fear for this
Your world I can’t
Understand nor did I
Ever imagine that this
Could’ve ever been that
When I was young
But now as I
Look down upon you
Tucked up so tightly
In your precious bassinet
I worry for you
This world of yours
I am in limbo
One foot over here
And the other there
I’m a fence sitter
And a wall flower
A packet of seeds
Waiting to be planted
An ear of corn
Boiled buttered and salted
Just waiting just waiting
For the scratchy announcement
Over the loud speakers
Goodbyes have been said
It’s time to depart
And to say hello’s
We talk about better
Better is a reference
A comparison to something
That is usually unsettling
But what if unsettling
Was the better thing
Things that make us
Pop things that make
Us change are better
Oh we love summer
But fall is when
Life really finally starts
We all enjoy frolicking
We only ever learn
From our skinned knees
I can’t seem to
Pull my wits together
Perhaps this is what
Dying may be like
Preparing for the end
A deluge of memories
Rushing down the canyons
Of my previous life
Lifting and pulling yanking
And clearing and cauterizing
Laying waste to wasted
Years
I’ve lived several lives
This life time around
Each one an adventure
Full of awed inspiration
Of amazing beauty and
Hours of quiet contemplation
I chased my dreams
And made them reality
Realizing that the true
Strength in life is
Not just having dreams
But recognizing when you
Capture them giving room
To dream yet again
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 