No Dream Outruns Death
Coincidence or perfect timing—
the difference is whether or not
it was intentional.
Did the heavens smile down on me,
giving me my dream for a second of glory,
because they knew my death was imminent?
Or did the heavens curse my wants
so that my dream
would be the death of me?
Maybe I give the heavens too much credit,
and they don’t care about my life—
or about the ending of it.
My obviously inconsequential dreams and intentions
will die with me.
If the heavens welcome me hereafter,
will they answer my questions?
Will they tell me whether my life meant anything?
Or maybe, when I die
my imminent death,
that is the end,
and nothing mattered at all.
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