Wednesday, March 29, 2017

borrowing

we rent.
lease,
borrow for a while.
even these
clothes we wear
won't go with us.
everything left
behind.
there is no pyramid
to stick them in.
no tomb
to hold our dearest
possessions.
we leave it all
to others,
no longer yours,
no longer mine
no matter how rich
or poor
we think we are.

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