while watching the world end

 


while watching the world
end

I light a smoke and blow
rings that circle my head
like Saturn

while watching the world
end

I make another sandwich
and think about a testimonial
to John Fante

while watching the world
end

I think about all the good
times, all the bad times,
all the indifferent times and
realize the indifferent times
won out

while watching the world
end

I remember and laugh at
the punchline of a terrible
joke I heard
years
ago

while watching the world
end

I listen to Bach's Well
Tempered Clavier for
a thousandth  time
and still
cry

while watching the world
end

I lie in my favorite spot
and see my dreams fall
like ripe apples from the
tree

while watching the world
end

I don't ask God any questions
because his hands a quite full
right at this
moment

while watching the world
end

I learned that love is a
snake that strikes you
when walking thru
high grass

while watching the world
end

I am suddenly glad that
you are gone and I am
still here

while watching the world
end

I tune in to an old black and
white T.V. show and sing
along with the theme
song

while watching the world
end