Life and Death and Knowledge

I.

You have only these hours and days.

II.

When you accept them,

you have no need of

afterlives or priorlives.

You have the single empty box

of a life and all the universe

to fill it with.

III.

Live like this: there is an end to you.

Don’t fear it. Don’t wallow.

Flowers wilt. Rivers dry up.

Even the stars extinguish themselves.

Have your time and then let it go.

IV.

Do not shy from your ending

with mad horse eyes.

V.

Allow the box of your life,

when you have filled it,

to have its spaces.

Resist the temptation

to stuff the gaps with gods

who do not know you.

VI.

Pull Uncertainty into your arms

and kiss her on the lips:

too many neglect her,

but she is an eager lover,

and desires only your attention.

Let her teach you how to say

“I don’t know, and that is beautiful.”

VII.

You have only these minutes and years.

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