Retreat

the moment of mechanical unity
and self-reliance stutters short
at the moment of separation
what of the endless time?
the months divide into
weeks into days into hours into
seconds each less and less
filled with the possibility
of a common experience shared
and more
with the relentless falling
short and failing
and an effort must be
made and the result so
unfullfilling that soon
an end is sought:
a comfort from
the buzzing bustling
success of the world.