These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

"Where to From Here?

This life is full of many steps
by foot or by the clock,
each day, an exercise's rep,
each night, a charcoal smock.

The life beyond is very real.
We think, but cannot grasp.
The Truth of it can harm or heal.
Forever, it will last.

"Where to from here?" we each intone,
before we rest the pate.
"Will crowds we know or be alone?"
Decisions small and great.

by Jay O’Toole
on February 10th, 2023