buy a donkey

Buy a Donkey 
The Sunday papers had nothing to tell 
except for the usual trivia  and endless
wars somewhere on the planet
As I get older and older, nothing much 
is of importance, novels are good only 
for taking our mind off the ennui 
I used to write poetry and hoped to
publish until I realized it was of no 
importance for anyone or me
Very few things in our lives are important 
it does not stop wars; we are as stupid
as before the wheel.
Yesterday, I visited a donkey ranch and
thought these animals are important
when fleeing from tribal wars 
We spend a set number of years here
much of it  on bagatelles like work and 
pay negotiations and pension reforms 
When of years are over, nothing changes
except who got what of our lot, what 
I can do for the future is to buy  a donkey