Changes to Nought

Things are changing,
They are not the way they were before.
They never are and never will.
People are getting laid off,
others crossing the line of no return.

We find new ways to occupy ourselves,
new toys, new sources of entertainment.
The Fundamental questions remain but we ignore them.
Who needs them anyway?

We invent new studies
We send great musicians to play million dollar instruments
in crowded subways,
and measure the degree to which people couldn't care less.
Clever. But who cares?

The lessons we teach are obsolete,
from the moment we learn them.
We should learn to turn our minds, tune our thoughts
Count the stars and feel the seconds pass by.

Life is a race lost in advance. Why hurry?
We should learn to let go,
Kill the romance and drown the dreams.
We should learn to wake up and rise,
or,
rather rise and wake up.
I could do away with it all,
bet my life on a game of toss
and loose it all
and weep for a day
and wake up the next
to walk lighter and do away.
Take and deep breath and walk away.

memento mori