Dies Awry

The man dies that does not fall.
The narrative dies
That does not fail.  The moment
Dies that does not pass.

Dies. Does. Someone mows the grass
Growing out of the dirt plowed
Into the hole where the stump
Long stood. Someone builds a ramp.

Falling or failing or not,
The light always has
Its own angle on the scene.

The white trailer in the trees
Is a tease. The world
Falls that does not die.