GENERATIONS

Mark well the words passed down

generation bound

See the enigma of a thousand passages

in their decisions

Loaded with pious grief

righteous indignation

tacit acceptance

forced evacuations

unfettered stability

shattered expectations

kept promises

lachrymose dreams

unguarded hopes

misbegotten intentions

salubrious celebrations

intensive preparation

unexpected twists

calculated cunning

unsullied trust

stymied assignations

serendipitous liaisons

perceived patterns

straitened circumstances

imposed pandemonium

quiet interludes

punctuated passings

bridged gaps

foreign beckonings

hamish grounding

contentious relationships

loving familiarities

brutal comments

unexpected support

frayed nerves

inward meditations

and in the end the game is played to you

the ball bounces to your beat

with inherited spin

and untold possibilities.