What unsettles me?

What unsettles me?

When all is said

The only thing of consequence

Is the passing of time

As insects go about their business

Easy pickings for the birds

Shrikes and Whistlers

Always on the lookout for

A Dragonfly

Such a tasty treat to take home

The woman next door

Plays peekaboo with a baby

There is such happiness

In its cry

Pigeons are always interested spectators

There is always music

From across the street

Where diners eat alfresco

The manager puts half his takings in an envelope

To pass on

To the grey man with a briefcase

And a bulge beneath his jacket

The Asian couple on the corner

Who are always up with the larks

To clean empty offices

Return to their home

Which has seen better days

Both always look so very tired

The days keep getting longer

The work a little harder

Their oldest daughter

Has made dinner

But not until she had finished her homework

A straight-A student

She plays violin but wants to be a doctor

The apple of her father’s eye

It is why

He works so hard

Private schools are barely

Within their reach

But they will continue to sacrifice

Themselves for their

Children’s future

As an old man shuffles along

Using a walking frame

Stopping every few yards

To catch his breath

Making his way to the Thai

Restaurant on the High Street

For the early evening special

He has never left the country

But knows a good Pad Thai

When he tastes one

Not even trees stand still

Everything evolves

Into something different

Given time and patience

So will I

What unsettles me

Is of little consequence

When all that is, as all that was

One day will surely die.