When its all said and done
the thing to face up to
is whether you got a life worth living,

where there’s meaning and purpose
behind the apparent foolishness
of daily existence,

where what goes on between the ears
is less loud than that
of everything else,

where what’s done
makes it easier for everyone else
to live their lives well
as well,

and where when you put your head down
on the pillow each night,
there’s just a little less of a mess in the world
then when you started,
all those hours
earlier.