Short Lifespans

V.2 (10 October 2022)

Writing isn't learning 
Of living, for 
We don't need to learn 
Of how to live 
We're naturals at that 

Writing is learning 
How to die 
For, all words have 
Tragically 
So short a lifespan 

Dead on arrival ~ if 
Alive even that long 
As if every sentence 
Arrives late, & acts 
For its own obituary 

Some of them prefer waiting 
Awhile, so staying to admire 
The pretty corpse left behind 
Personally ~ I prefer watching 
Flowers grow while it's rotting 

V.1

Writing isn't learning 
About living 
We don't need to learn 
How to live 
We're naturals at that; 

Writing is learning 
About dying 
Because words have 
Tragically 
Oh-so short lifespans; 

Dead on arrival 
If alive even that long 
And so every sentence 
Is its own obituary 
In its own way; 

Some people like to 
Wait awhile to admire 
The pretty corpse left behind 
Personally, I prefer watching 
The flowers grow as it rots