you could live to be a hundred
make the most of what you’ve got
or not
make babies &/or
make billions for yourself
(or more likely someone else)
fight for your rights take to your bed
pay your bills take your pills
stroke the cat walk the dog
jump out of aeroplanes for thrills
and never know
the world you live in’s in your head
93 billion light-years across
(and that’s just for starters
life’s too short for the light that shines
in the furthest reaches of our minds
to reach us)
& that all that surrounds you
wordless neither light nor dark
was never yours
and when you’ve gone
all that takes place in time and space
will carry on
Dominic Rivron
Picture Nick Victor
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