WORKING LATE?

To be born, born, born
And to breathe, breathe, breathe
Then to cry, cry, cry
Yourself
To sleep, sleep, sleep
Awake
To play, play, play
And to laugh, laugh, laugh,
To live
Each day, day, day
And to truly
Enjoy
Your way, way, way.

Now to evolve?
Or maybe
Dissolve
Into adulthood
Now to work, work, work
And to yell, yell, yell
Then to cry, cry, cry
Yourself
To sleep, sleep, sleep
Awake
Now work, work, work
To work
Each day, day, day
And begin to lament
The mad-dash-rush
To pick out your plot
Of where
You’ll stay, stay, stay.

Copyright 2004, Kevin S. Charnas