Cotton Candy, Vanity & Pre-Eternal Rest

“Wise people die,

so do stupid fools.”

Whoever made that stark remark

must have been un-cool.

Mebbe it was Soc-ra-tes,

Homer or van Gogh,

Freud or Jung, Kim Jong-un;

Curly, Larry, Moe.

Proverbs & philosophers

rarely rule the day.

Perhaps we should (bad or good)

consider what they say.

Toothpicks are for cleaning teeth;

brushes brush our hair.

Sponges clean our bodies up,

scrubbing here & there.

So listen to my wizened words,

eat them if you can.

Chew them through (old & new).

Squeeze them with your hands.

For never has a dead man

touched love or hate or squirrels—

What’s gone is gone, what’s done is done,

all around the world.

Prudent people always die,

sometimes driving vans—

So live your life with zing & zeal,

Enjoy it while you can.