There isn't much to do
in a small town
that's small.
There isn't much to do
anywhere.
Have you noticed
that wherever you go
the people who live there
always want to leave?
People want the next
because it seems better
the next release
the next partner
the next big thing
because it's free of problems,
for now,
and it's easier
to get a new
than to fix the old,
and so comes the next.
I wonder
if people ever wanted to leave ancient Rome
or
if they were content
and glad to be safe
inside of walls.
I wonder
if they wondered
if people would want to leave Earth
if people would want to leave Mars
if people would want to leave the galaxy
or the Universe.
But what happens
when there is
no more
next?
You can drown out the chasing
with self-expression
or drugs.
Both will do the trick,
but for only one
will there always be
a next.
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Poetry"If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool." - Carl Jung
