How Far

Graveyard near the village of Bunessan, overlooking stormy land mass called 'Scridain'.

Isle of Mull, Scotland

How Far

3/27/11

It's a dance to ascertain path

amid millions of myriad destinies

scrutinizing every nuanced choice made,

mundanely routine without grave consequence

on 'minute' level engaging varied timing,

with large impact filled decided events

there's full spectrum of life adaptation

making major shift in essential territories

effecting career, friends, home, status ...

which catapults a landing on strange planet

as if parallel universe with diverse sensibilities

effecting one's belief in fate, the gods,

asking if 'out of control' is nature of living

especially when circumstances are irrevocable,

someone dies from earthquake, tsunami,

nuclear accident impossible to manage,

this is when Humanity gets 'ass kicked',

humbled enough now to doubt it's mastery

seeing interconnection through corner of eye

bringing caution to predicting future,

again noticing all the variables involved

and wondering if anything is securely

set in stone, able to be depended on,

so people wonder if it's crazy

to dream at all of a 'better today'

or how far to plan into 'tomorrow'.