Something Other Than Death
We wake each day
to all the little things
that kill us
bit by bit
and we take it as best we can.
We have little choice,
really, other than
giving in.
I suppose the trick
is to convince ourselves
we are working towards
something other than death.
We have to believe it,
at least a bit,
in order to continue.
We have to believe
the moment will come
that will transcend
the doubt and emptiness
of an average day
and reveal the missing
pieces of existence,
finally fitting them together
in perfect fashion,
showing us, once
and for all, that our time
has not been wasted.
- William Taylor Jr.
