and to hold in poetry

if you think this life is about
finding
or having
or holding
or winning
or being in charge
or being the best
or having power
holy Christ, are you going to be disappointed

you live this life instead
as a thing about looking
a thing about being
a thing abour becoming
you will have some moments of joy
they may well be fleeting
they may well be sparse
but you will have them

the choice is yours
the choice to know
when to hold on and
when to let go