Life Trails

bendin' down to pick up
a piece o' thought the
mornin' sun blazin'
over my left shoulder
sun light, star light
twinkles bright
food for my lungs
an' inner longings...

we all go, you know
we all go,
men women standing as one
tryin' to make sense
of the tracks we make
on this unknowable planet,
rockin' in the depths of space
miles away from anyone.

we drink on down our
mortality
whether we like it or not
whether we embrace
those fate wheels,
awaken to our karmic
puffa puffa,
or struggle like nine pins
waitin' for the last shot

in the end none of it matters
no, really not, when the body lies
straight as a plate
and the eyes are open
in paramount wonder of
the extinguishment