shelf life

the extinction
of life,
animals, birds, species
of fish.
due to climate change,
or us,
meteors
falling from the sky,
is fine.
there is a shelf life
to everything.
from shoes to love.
be glad there is no
brontosaurus
still alive, lumbering
down the road
in the morning, mindlessly
crushing cars,
delaying traffic
on 395.