Thursday, January 20, 2011

just a temp

as time goes by
doing what it does
    healing all wounds n'such

i ponder this time trap
this rusty cage
i say i break 'em
maybe i just shake 'em

after all
in this world
i'm just a temp

11 comments:

  1. Aren't we all, Ollie.
    Love the second stanza.
    Pamela

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  3. We may be temps but poems are perms!

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  4. nice Ollie...you sir are more than just a temp...your pieces always unique....bkm

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  5. Whoa, now THAT is a big truth! Way to say it, Ollie!

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  6. Just a temp. Yes. Both Gautama and Fred Eaglesmith have taught this. Well said OO.

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  7. Wonderful, the cage and images you evoke! Great poem~ Just a temp...well said!

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  8. We are all just temps in this world! Right on, Ollie.

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