Karsten Turrey

Congratulations

A darkness falls

over a weary face

Like a raising storm when you can see the cloud line passing beneath your feet

Time is never on our side
We fight to live
a peaceful
Meaningful existence

Most of us fail

We wither away
Lonely
Hurt
Pathetic
Angry

The list stretches
into our eternities

We all fall short of the finish line like so many before us

Buried
Rich
Horny
Tired

A weary body
Can only
Last so long

The final resting place
A shallow dirt bed