Wednesday, January 4, 2023

poem I wrote

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DWELLING IN THE NOW

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Where are the folks who knew what the fox said?


Who danced the Macarena?


Swiveled a hoola-hoop on their hips, sent a Slinky


Down the stairs, smelled a Strawberry Shortcake doll for kicks?


Those folks have evolved, moved on, lost interest


Those things seem silly or quaint now, perhaps a vague nostalgia


When reminded of them


What about a failed relationship? Unfortunate investments?


That great plan that fell through? 


Can we evolve, move on, lose interest in those things?


Other things will come to take their place


If you let them


Nobody dwells on how disappointing life is without a pet rock


So, out with the old, in with the new


We are moving on, as individuals, as a society


Our dwelling is here now, where we currently live


Our thoughts must dwell on the journey today


Our past outdated interests are in a big imaginary junk drawer


With the troll dolls, the fidget spinners


Beanie babies and lethal lawn darts. 

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