Tenants In Time
on Dec 10 by Barry RabkinTags:
You and me
and everyone and everything we see
are tenants, tenants in time
We demand permanence
we strive for permanence
but it’s not to be
for we’re tenants, tenants in time
We exert ownership
of our artifacts, of our surroundings
and the places we live
as if that belief or perception
will keep change at bay
We make laws, rules and regulations
prohibiting change we don’t want or
slowing change we don’t like
but really to no avail because
we’re tenants, tenants in time
Our attempts at stasis, of blocking the
wind, stopping the tide
or keeping the character of our places
are meaningless and futile activities
because we’re tenants, only tenants in time
When the landlord asks us to leave
we will
because we know it’s not a request
it’s just what happens
regardless of our desires or wishes
because we’re tenants, tenants in time
We expect to meet our family or
our friends when we leave
we believe, we hope we will
but knowledge eludes us
because we’re tenants, only tenants in time
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AGilmore said:
Interesting to consider regulation — much of which smacks of political expediency — as a natural extension of our desire to command and control a world we only temporarily inhabit (especially when presented so eloquently). Have you any poetic musings on the hurdles to true progress we erect for future generations by persisting in such a short-sighted practice?
Barry Rabkin said:
Sorry, no poetic musings. But what “true progress” is would make for an interesting post and commentary by one and all.
Larry Chait said:
Tenants in time,
We are all.
But even so,
We can still stand tall.
For while we are tenants,
Can’t you see?
We can make life better
For you and for me.