The Neil Diamond song of
those last 2 years - Melody Road
tells me the seconds tick away
to this deadline and that
deadline that I've set
for myself
to be goal-oriented for once.
Purposes I learned
at first as in Aristotle
but aimless wandering
has made me believe
in the subconscious
and how the sledgehammer
might land
right in my hand.
So settle down
I tell myself,
regroup,
and don't be afraid
to have some goals
rather than prosper
late in life