Orbits - The General Pattern of Life
By Dave Hanks
Electrons have orbits.
Planets have orbits.
They make up the overall scope of existence.
As a preschooler, no orbit is there.
I am the center of the universe.
Everything revolves around me
It’s me, me, me.
But learning comes fast.
Oh, the awakening when I am thrown into orbit!
School is here. High School and then College -
To stimulate an ever expanding awareness.
My world and learning and acquaintances expand exponentially.
Growing older,
I become more aware of the real world.
Learning my life’s options greatly increase my orbit.
Career and family, if successful, induce a constant growth.
If I learn life’s major lesson -
I move from - ME and you - to YOU and I.
But as life progresses in age,
My orbit swells and then shrinks like a bubble.
Old age reverts to youth again.
My attention is dominated by the talk, talk, talk -
Of my medical infirmities.
My perspective returns to ME.
I become the center of the universe once more -
And no orbit remains.
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