- Not to feel the chill breath
of death
prickling on my shoulder
every time I joke about getting older - And not to FEAR Death
but see it in a wider, more holistic context
everything that lives must die
ours is not to reason why
(but exercise and early nights
are probably still good advice) - To finally see
life’s definitely
not all about me
(I mean – in the history of this planet
goddammit
roughly 117 billion people
started out foetal
which is the best way to understand
roughly where I stand
on the whole, bucket list phenomenon
and why I’m not a bit more forthcomenon) - I wouldn’t mind seeing the pyramids, though
jim clayton 
Pyramids yes, heat and crowds maybe no.
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