Minutiae

Focus on the unimportant; Fret about the fluff. Then your mind’s too busy For the really scary stuff. Concentrate on clothes to buy, Colors for your paint; Then thoughts of mortality On consciousness won’t taint. Little aggravations can Monopolize attention; Thus the bigger issues stay In places we don’t mention. We are all much better off When we can agonize About the daily trivia That serve as a disguise. For underneath, such terrors lurk Which take away your breath. Let’s worry ‘bout a wedding – There’s no time to think of death.