There is a duty
to your family
and your friends
and God
and the world
and you better believe
there is an obligation
and responsibility
to live up to the effort
your younger self
put into the process
and you better damn well
learn to reignite that fire
burning as steady illumination
or it’s all a wash
in another flood
What’s the point
if you’re not improving
and growing
and maturing
and ripening
upon the vine of life?
Drifting along
has got to fade off
Once upon a time
there was a sixth revelation
and on the seventh cacophony
stuck pigs rejoiced
Say something meaningful
before oxygen expires
It’s all love
and light
and loosening tongues
spitballing in autumn
frozen by the creek
while sacred water creeps