Maybe You Should Try Poetry

all my greens went black one day
all plans seemed silly
all was lost like some
child's beloved toy left under
the seat of a bus;
what seemed so important
now just
something lost

all my hopes went quiet one day
all grand schemes and dreams
just visions of something
other than here;
what seemed so vital
now just
distractions

all my importants went sideways one day
all basic things suddenly
blood
and
air
and
water
and the difficulty in getting
them to the right places.

what was unnoticed
now important
now vital.

November 23, 2009