When Am I?

May 05, 2020

by Conor Malloy

I’m born, I’m dead.

I live, I die.

I turn the car on,

I look up in the sky.

I give my lung,

I sing, I cry.

I live at the same time as me,

I lie.

 

When am I?

I’m right here and there.

Where am I?

I’m everywhere!

 

I try not to understand my plight.

There is no reason to try to fight.

There is no question only sight.

For when am I by the end of night?

 

When am I?

I’m right here and there.

Where am I?

I’m everywhere!

 

 

I walk through doors and try to fly.

I wake up, do chores, try not to cry.

I come alive by sound of songs.

I die trying to right my wrongs.

 

I try to understand my life’s meaning.

I see the pearly gates a gleaming.

I see all these before me now

as I am milking my first cow

 

When am I?

I’m here and there.

Where am I?

I’m everywhere!

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Originally published in Spring 2020, Volume 1, Issue 3