Waiting for the Last Gasp – Adam Overland

The meaning of dogs

Woe is me
But also, woe is you

And woe is definitely that guy over there
who, while walking his dog
dropped his cappuccino 
as Fido lunged at a passing cyclist 
a cappuccino the dog now seems ever so pleased to enjoy

And so upon this observation and many others
it would seem that while woe is you and me
woe is not the dog

We have, of course, always known this

Woe is not the dog

That is why we like dogs.

A little change (or Spending time) 

There is only so much time in your wallet, in your purse
and how you choose to spend it is up to you
But spare a little change, won’t you
for the unintended.

Time is time because it passes

I think it is a shame
that to write something short
in this day and age
is to be met with incredulity
and a question of wasted time
As though time itself were anything 
but you and I passing each other
on a wide and empty street

Short like a little poem

It can be difficult in this world to write something
short like a little poem
when all around you 
big things are happening. 

This world demands big things 

Tall things. Long things. Loud things. 
Things of value.

In this world
you must have something to show for your time

To spend so much of it
on such a little, quiet thing 
can seem like you are working against it. 

But then, so what if all you have to show for it in the end 
is you?