Ritual

We tend towards having
A nice neat — complete life.
We feel that we are in control
Of our life and we long to tidy up
The wild ends,
Weave them all into an orderly
Sequence
Rhythm, really
We long to internalize the rhythm
That we have come to identify
As our life.
Once the rhythm is familiar,
We seek it.

Repetition,
rhythm,
repetition.

We need it.
We count on it.

We walk in rhythm,
Talk in rhythm,
Sleep and eat in rhythm.
We know that one life bleeds into another.
We carry our ancestors with us.
We have never forgotten anything
Our evolution continues
And continues.