Ava's Dying Wish

The l last of the series

Ava Has A Dying Wish

In a world screaming and shouting 

‘Look At Me’,

Ava, in her random silence 

turns away. 

To leave a legacy, 

be remembered, 

carve markings or scratch and imprint 

Ava knows

was never why we were here.

Like a fallen tree in the rain forest, 

will we ever know if it was there at all?

Playing it’s part the tree stood a while to fall - 

evolution continued to unfold.

Ava know’s she too played her part 

quietly slipping away 

into the folds 

one final exhale 

before being wrapped in the 

everywhen once more

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is such an artistic & lyrical way to address something that really bothers me about being on Facebook - everyone is dying for attention, showing off their best version of whatever, but very few will stop long enuf to click "like" in order to give a little attention to others, as all clamor for more. I love the idea of having the deep self-conviction of knowing one's life matters, without a bit of fanfare. You use imagery beautifully to show this (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

"playing its part" (no apostrophe -- NOT a contraction of "it is")
Ava knows (no apostrophe)

[KWP]

Hey Barley girl - thanks fir the grammar tips - my weakness :)

I do have a question for you - why do you care about people hitting like or not?

I loved writing about Ava for a whole month - I really got to know her ... thanks for stopping by XXX

[barleygirl]

As an old person, I have many lonely people my age as friends who do not get one single comment or like on their postings, day after day, reaching out but nobody ever acknowledges them. To me it seems self-absorbed to post twenty things on my wall if I can't find the time to click "like" once to show someone I saw their post. "Like" is the way we say "I see you" on FB.

[Davidgeo]

Does the Australian accent make you read poetry different? (i think the American one does)

[KWP]

depends which state you are from ... you want me to send across a personal audio version :D

[Davidgeo]

Yeah. I would.

[Davidgeo]

And my state is Illinois. The pride of the semi-Midwest.

[KWP]

can't I just Whatsap ya ?

[Davidgeo]

I don't know what that is.

[KWP]

ah well ... I guess that's a no

[Davidgeo]

We can have a break dance party in my mom's kitchen later?

[KWP]

Oh cool - I got the moves - you go the music?

[KWP]

is your accent like the Connecticut accent?

[Davidgeo]

Totes... Dawg. I'm like, all into that super elitist east coast intellectual jive... dawg. America... f**k yeah.

[KWP]

Gotcha ...

[Davidgeo]

What's it like living on a continent full of monsters? I'm kind of an outdoors kind of fellow and I've been hunting. You live in a madhouse of insanely deadly creatures. Move to New Zealand... just, do it, before something eats you.

[Davidgeo]

(or poisons you)

[KWP]

I'm quite agile ... I can get away pretty quick ... it's the crocs you gotta watch out for ... they come outta nowhere ...

[Davidgeo]

… and the sharks... why do you guys even get in the water? It's retarded... willful retardation.

[KWP]

its like a game of cat and mouse

[Davidgeo]

I'm just bustin' your balls. I've always been jealous of where you come from... it's an objectively raw and beautiful place. copy, paste and then watch this --- www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B16L4COyz4

[Davidgeo]

(it's the best I can do... Australians are typecast and no fun, Hawaiian white dudes are the best I can do)

[Davidgeo]

Jai Courtney.

[KWP]

I must admit I am more of a Ben Mendelson fan ... I grew up knowing the guy and I respect his choice of character roles.

[Davidgeo]

That guys awesome. Killing Them Softly, Slow West, and The Place Behind the Pines... even the Batman movie. That dude has massive range, he can do almost anything. He's definitely one of my favorite living actors.

[Davidgeo]

Jai Courtney is f*****g terrible. I'm sorry. He just is.

[KWP]

I do love Ben - he takes the hard road - the hard road is hard - but much more fun X

[John the Baptist]

A nicely constructed piece about priorities. Ava, whoever she was, seems to have had a well formed philosophy of the meaning of life. She chose the inner over the outer, without regrets. We sure could use more like her these days.

PS: Check over the use of apostrophes in this one.

[KWP]

Cheers John ... Ava was an alone homeless cat loving woman with mental health issues ... at least she knew when she finally did slip away it was all part of the big scheme of things :D

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love how the last stanza enfolds the reader...
"wrapped in the everywhen"

like that word...we all play our parts...some slip away more quietly than others, but still have their lasting effect.

[KWP]

Thanks Jacob - I love it when you stop by - I know you have actually read and sometimes even sunk right in X Happy Eve X