OFFERS FOR AN ODD LIFE
RESIST, RESIST AND PUT YOUR EAR TO THE RAIL.
DO NOT RESIGN YOURSELF TO LAY ON THE TRACKS.
ONLY TO WIGGLE TOES AND FINGERS
AS LIFE RUNS YOU DOWN
CRUSHING YOUR BODY
BETWEEN STEEL AND THE COMPOSTING EARTH.
RESIST AN EASY LANGUID ROAD
DISCOVER DITCHES, CULVERTS, AND HILLSIDES,
A LONG WAY FROM THE TRACKS.
PURSUE THOSE AREAS UNKNOWN
WHERE DARKNESS AND WILDFLOWERS,
MUSHROOMS AND SPARROWS
REVEAL WONDERS
THAT CAN CAUSE THE MOUTH TO OPEN
LACKING DESCRIPTION,
FILLING EYES WITH WONDER
AND THE NEW EXPRESSION OF KNOWING.
SMELL, TASTE , AND TOUCH YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
DON’T FORGET ALL YOUR SENSES.
IN LIFETIMES OF RAILS AND SCHEDULES,
SPIKES AND CROSSTIES,
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
AND SATISFACTION WILL RISE
LIKE THE MAGGOT THAT SOARS
IN BRIEF ECSTACY AS THE FLY.