Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Births and Deaths

Every day has births and deaths,

Not one of them routine,

While most of us are dealing with

The stuff that comes between.

 

The entries and the exits

To and from our varied lives

Give no clue to an observer

Of who struggles or who thrives.

 

The baby, just emerging,

Is a blank, unblemished slate,

While the dying must accept that

Any change will be too late.

 

For the rest of us, we’re kind of like

The filling in the bread,

Our days the sustenance between

The newborn and the dead.

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