On the Shoulder of the Volcano

living on the shoulders​​ 

of the volcano

which follows its own

calendar always​​ 

moving towards

complete and utter

destruction without

regard for what

is happening on its

own skin;

the art of living life

moving​​ along

with its​​ circular​​ pace

of planting and

seeding,​​ watering

and havesting

all playing

out and repeated

without regard to

the sheer terror

that lies just below

the surface; the

art of living being

in the performance

and not in the winning.