immortality

maybe in another life
we might have lived forever  
some infinity gene  
having mutated inside us  
stunting the aging process  
no degradation
forever young  
 
i think of all the ambulances that have wailed  
up and down the main street  
with their ear piercing regularity  
tolling someone's distress  
someone's expiration maybe  
 
a lifetime  
just isn't enough  
 
it is a strange thing now
to hear the sirens sounding from the avenue  
 
knowing they are for you