Why are we always striving
To achieve more than the next
From Roman chariot races to
A better lawn than John has yet
We are threatened by boredom
Held up only by ghosts of
The next best thing reliving
Our vintage existence on
A remote island in the middle
Of the city that was once
The best place we had to be
One more this one more that
I almost want nothing anymore
But to be here is to acquire
It cannot be avoided
It cannot be declined
We will inevitably absorb it all
One day we will consume
Literally everything inside
As small as I can make a
Carbon footprint to be made
I offer everything I have
In exchange for nothing but
Connection to my fellow
Living beings any mammal
Human or otherwise amphibious
Dog cat bird alligator or plant
However not to compete
For breathing air
For Cabbage Patch Kids
For retail therapy to spare
Relinquishing us all from this
Insanity that is part of
What we call everyday living
Everywhere
© GÄ
Poétique 