Ahead

Always forward;

racing forward, 

discarding pieces all

along the way. 

Always searching,

nothing sticking;

nothing fits quite right,

so look forward

—push forward

in hopes that 

there! ahead 

is the life that you’ve been 

seeking ...but 

once it’s found

you’ll still go forward

through the perfect moment

and start wishing backward

instead

looking behind

until


you


are dead.