The oxygen in my lungs is not mine to keep
The blood flowing through my veins is not mine to keep
The thoughts that fill my mind
Constructing words
Composing poems
Delivering meaning
To this world
Is not mine to keep
All is leased
This space
This body
This being
Belongs to an expanding universe
I am merely mortal
Passing through
Giving
Taking
Simply borrowing
I can never reclaim what has been lost in time
Nor can I claim what is coming tomorrow
Yet I dispose moments as if they were mine to keep forever