Do We Own?

Do we own?
Own what?
Parents die;
Friend, enemy;
Ones we have never known
In circumstance we’ll never see
In lands we’ve never been.

What do we own?
Goods heaped up over years,
Stored in a wardrobe or armoire,
Or locker somewhere
Because life has changed-***-rearranged -
Or we’ve lost interest - period.

Do we own?
Appropriated from life’s providence?
For providence means helped/provided for,
Sustained, maintained, endowed, supplied.
It never meant forever.

We alone are what we own.
I too.  And you.
(Though there are some who say we are on loan.
But that’s another story).


Do We Own? 8.10.2017
Nature Of & In Reality;
Arlene Corwin