Mortality
For so long has my own fate been kept a secret Funerals, and airports, and the seasons, and all the other contingent transactions... I can't remember the last funeral I went to or who it was for, and I worry about the next one Why do we feel most close when we say goodbye, yet so distant when we're together? Leave it to an airplane to make all the difference Some leaves are green, others yellow, while a few trees are barren The pavement looks like the outrunning of light this first cold October night Mortality is heavy as a winter coat, though it doesn't keep you warm