Ripening human
Gathering sun rays, tears, joys
Moments of understanding how impermanent today is.
Appreciating the sparkling laughter of children
as a gift too soon grown and gone.
Planets withdrawn from their orbits around me.
Wisdom earned through sweat and painful mistakes.
Ever the fool, I reel, fall, rise again, stand firm
Until thrown yet again.
Ripening human
Once ripe, what then?