It’s the Oddest Thing

Canto 1

There is not much time left,

but we agree not to talk about it–

It’s the oddest thing,

but there it is.

Canto 2

I can’t decide whether to

“make every moment count”

or just not think about it,

and be taken by surprise

some morning,

when I think I’m flying to, say, Paris,

but end up flying somewhere very different

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