It’s strange how everywhere
I turn my head
these days
I see only people dying
or shadows of people
about to die.
Each page flip,
each channel change,
each blip on my news feed,
brings a notice
that another has died
meaning,
I’m next.
It’s like when you
finally get the cash together
and drive off the lot
pleased as punch with
your new, shiny red sedan
and by the time you get
the 10 blocks home,
you’ve seen 3 others
just like it.
All you can do …
all you can ever do
is just sit back
and enjoy the ride
because
you ain’t going far.
