The Greener Grass

Clang, clang, bang

The death knell sounds

Resounding in all the wrong places

Reflecting lost soul

On a thousand unknown faces

Those I never knew and never will

Ringing, shrilling

In all the beautiful places

Upon the magic mountain

Inside the warm salty ocean balm

Here, there - I am missing

I missed

Locked in this mission called life

Battle upon baffle, glorified strife

Striding boldly to the next fight

To establish my new right

Success, achievement, love

Filling each day and all the night

Oh, how was so much missed

With every second full I did exist

Perhaps nothing real was ever lost

The greener grass was the cost

On the other side of the fence

Where deemed reason and common sense

But that soil proved too vague to claim

And there was no time it seemed

Only that for a moment’s dream

Then back into life’s cauldron

No time for death knell sounds

March, battle, strife, love

Here upon reality’s firm ground

Only for those who do not live

Who do not strive to thrive …. Die

Their tomb will be the greener grass

Etched with all their lofty dreams

Now mere thoughtless schemes

Death unknown always waits

Lurking in shadows behind iron gates

But no clang no bang or loss for me

In this mission I am free

For each breath is celebration

Each heartbeat revelation

Nothing missed only yet not done

Not everything for everyone

Mine never undone