The Last Rhyme

Smiling the same smile

Making the same mistakes

Walking the same path

Singing the same songs

Dreaming the same dreams

Loving the same girl

Breathing the same air

Righting the same wrongs

Signing the last truce

Reaching the last fork

Holding the last hand

Casting the last line

Waltzing the last waltz 

Humming the last tune

Paying the last bill

—rhyming the last rhyme

(Dreamsleep: July, 2023)