1 degree .. .

1 degree

i turn my head but 1 degree

that i may get a  different perspective

it is my elective

this new perspective

the old one at times have failed me

ailed me

and i wailed in my soul

for all the things i hold on to

and have held on to

in my errant trusts

are based in lusts

of ownership

of things

and things

get old

they rust

and fall away in to the nothingness

as do our bodies

which return to the dust

and i realize that i must

turn my head but 1 degree

that i may get a  different perspective

it is my elective

this new perspective

1 degree

© 23 February 2011 : William S, Peters, Sr.