Excuse this beef

what’s the
difference
between
a whore
and
a pig?

species?

excuse
my
beef.

Run around the end

race ahead if you want,
we all cross the finish line.
stop along the way
to appreciate being,
for life requires tending.
deviate from the course
to see what the race
can be, more than
what’s been
previously run.

Standing on que

what part do i play
in this drama?
not quite lead,
but lacking strength
to provide support.
so where do i stand?
watching others move
with an unconscious certainty
i stand, awaiting my que
with a signal unknown.
reacting is not a response
to progression.

Age restriction

i wish my mind
would act my age
because reality
confuses me.
to me, years
is another system,
to which my mind
cannot contain.
ideals of vigor
permeate dry bone
thriving under
expectation
the system is
a mean
not a solution.
numbers quantify
a sense
that cannot qualify.

When be you?

be what you are, presently,
for the past has gone,
the future has possibility.
truth raises as number drops.
consistency the only constant.
surely, practice never hurt,
as much as i know.
exceptions are calculated,
trumped by future probability.