What If These Days

(Inspired by Charles Olson)

What if    these days
I let myself float along
without plans
without the need
to know
what comes next?

What if    these days
I let time
carry me along
on currents
of    sun   wind   air?

What if    these days
I let go of time
Stopped counting
minutes    hours   days   years
Would I still be me?

What if
I allowed each hour simply
to carry me
Would I fear the face of eternity
Would death become alive?

Or could I let each precious day    unfold

without

– Evelyn Torton Beck

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