TELOS

To ask, seek and explore
The whys', whats' and wherefores
That are like drifting shadows
Thinly disguised I don't knows

To what notion of purpose explicit
Awareness or lack of it
During quiet moments ponder
Beautiful life in stillness wonder

Reality, substance in solid form
Entwined in lifes' constant storm
Struggles everpresent
Purpose of the moment

Seek constantly without pause
The purpose, the final cause
The reason, if you dare
Of why you are really here...

Sterling presents PENNY PUP

One rainy day walking downtown
My mind somewhere other than there
I came upon a beggar looking down
His clothes ragged, greasy wet hair
He said," a penny for a pup"...
I can no longer care for him
He barks and won't shut up
Please take him, his name is Slim
Under his coat hidden from the rain
Was the cutest beagle pup I'd ever seen
His brown eyes full of pain
Calling out to me with all his being
Slim, I said, for you I'll care
For a penny the pup was mine
Walking away, I felt an icy stare
Then, a sharp pain in my spine
When I awoke, my wallet missing
Slim was licking my ears
The penny pup was just the thing
That gave me the worst headache in years