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destiny's appetite
by Charlie Morgan
people leave town and never come back;
but i can see from where they left.
when i go, the trail will be grown-over
by vegetation as deserving to live as i;
and no more obtrusive to the world than i.
both of Mother; both alone, limpid waters.
both share mitochondria, breaths. but, i
leave town, with vegetation waving goodbye.
to turn around would be so easy, facile;
and yet a Destiny is robbed of it's prey.
04/18/2008 Posted on 04/18/2008
Copyright © 2026 Charlie Morgan
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ryan Nardi on 04/18/08 at 08:57 PM excellent. and a bonus prize awarded for "mitochondria, breaths". great read. another favorite i believe. it can't be avoided. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 04/19/08 at 12:45 AM Yeah, I've got to agree with Ryan. Mitochondria in the midst of this was sheer genius. I can never read this word without seeing the face of my favorite instructor in college, for A&P, standing in front of the class doing his thing and doing it so well, we loved learning the most mundane cellular engines. Great poem Chaz. I think you're on a roll. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/19/08 at 07:35 PM Ooooh, my new favorite of yours! The gardener in me loves the vegetation's role in all of this; the basic mitochondria - how that does roll off the tongue!!; and you leave me pondering destiny and directions. Thank you. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 04/20/08 at 03:20 PM me too! me too!
f a v e ! |
| Posted by Alisa Js on 04/21/08 at 07:49 AM Well, my friend... when I read this one, I was filled with a sense of sadness. This one is well written as always, however... I don't want to even think of you not being here....alisa ;-( |
| Posted by Alisa Js on 04/21/08 at 07:50 AM p.s. I would miss you...
alisa ;-0 |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/20/09 at 12:26 AM Destiny....one of my favorite topics. Thank you for this piece. Great work! |
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