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For
AM and DC-- Dallas, 2003
My
last concern is what comes after this,
not
only from my fear of needless pain
but
also from the sense of my hubris;
and
hoping not to leave something undone
I
struggle to complete my life in time
to
feel a little settled on all scores—
it
really is a hopeless paradigm,
calling for no loose ends
and no encores.
I
can recall this clearly on a day
when
yet another friend has taken leave,
unexpectedly
as one might say—
but
then I should suppose one should receive
a
dispensation and at last away
without
a care for those now left to grieve.
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