The weed that always returns,

The saplings who emerge again in spring,

An unforeseen pregnancy,

Divorce of a happy couple.

The headlines of our lives.

 

Guaranteed, unexpected, unextinguishable.

The life of life goes on,

Even if ignored,

Its effects un-phased by drugs, interventions, excursions.

The flame and its source never dies.

 

Even after our body does.