Life, Meaning, and Trying Not to Moan About It

In the grand scheme of everything
the universes, galaxies 
and account of all of history 
does my, one life, have meaning?


Most likely no.

But what about narrowing it down?
Starting at my feet on the ground
and revolving around
the people I care for 
and perhaps just stopping at
the people I've talked to
and they've remembered me. 


So then,
life and meaning doesn't seem 
as such a tragedy 
and really
it's about my friends and family
that's what means the world
to me. 

Tree of Life

Pass me a spade
then let me dig deep
in to the ground
to try and find roots
of meaning.


Trying to brush off
the shallow dirt
of status and fashion
let me dig deeper
to try and find the heart
the brain
what allows the tree to stand
rather than collapse
on a bad day.