A Thing to Point To, Part Two

Some can point to buildings reaching to the sky
as crowning glory of career, or be remembered
for successful plan they commandeered to make
the world a better place in which to live. Benefactor
gives a million, changes everything, we're told. An
author's name there upon the spine of book,
forever stamped in gold. A bit of jazz from years
ago still echos in the airways. Such achievements
given to humanity that stand the test of time, and
what will yours be? Where is the thing you point to,
as the measure of your meaning, why you were born?
If only that you gave another joy and love and
kindness, peaceful place in which to curl into the warmth
of an embrace, perhaps that's quite enough, and more
than most will leave behind.


(c) Ellen Gillette, 2013