Death Darts

when wind blows a gale 
leaves pushed pulled tempest tossed
I see life fleetingly aloft and 
gone in gasp and gust

when clocks chime and chip away at time
inevitable and intangibly present
it’s the fool’s errand to be angry at an hour

when cars zip like bullets
when plugs crackle into life
when scissors snap too close to skin
when fragile chick plummets from nest

death darts ahead of life 
a promiscuous predator circling 

circling even as you say you’re leaving
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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