Poetry
What Comes Next
by Joan Grant •
It’s not cynical to be wary
Of what comes next.
It’s life’s lesson
Engorged by the media
That small treasures – a leaf, a love –
Are flamed by match or missile,
Destined to be memories.
What’s age if not the smash and patter
Of things falling in the head?
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