You see it when the grandkids begin to grow
Death is around the corner
Why put on a facade?
Aren’t we all at least a little afraid to die?
You can prepare as if you’re a big shot
The old expert about life
It’s a nice costume to put on
But it we can no longer build a fortress
You grow strong enough
to let the children
belong to
someone else
If we can’t hide our aging
I lean towards life
the hardest choice of all
to be a good person
Since you only live once
say to those nearest
You’re okay
Thank you for ‘now’
Greg Moglia’s poems have been published in 400 journals in 10 countries. He is an ten-time winner of the Allan Ginsberg Poetry Award. His previous connections are Lost, But Making Good Time, Finishing Line Press. THE LOVER FROM NOWHERE was recently published by Cherry Grove Collections.
