March 9, 2019Poem
Gosh, I miss you, Kora.
musicpoliticsmemorytimeidentitymortality
Gosh, I miss you, Kora.
When a day lacks substance
Reach out a hand
Take a firm hold
Pull it closer
Grasp the ruff of its collar
Ride the kickback
Shake the life out of it
Before the slippage
Into memory
Teasingly placed
Until the overlay
This day becomes
One day
Replacing another
With an illusion
Of sameness
Differences are subtle
Elusive, deceptive
Relentlessly accumulative
Sneaking up on the unwary
Mistaking the meaning
Of choice
When there is none
Without the decision
Of consequence
Avoidance
Is no answer
To the question
Of impermanence
Time is invisible
But it leaves a mark
On the soul
With each day
Of its passing
Recognise the impact
It will change you.