Oh What Do You Do? Poem by Bryan Norton

There once was a man who would never be calmed
Dismayed by the future ahead
Then somebody saw that the man was embalmed
Delayed by the fact he was dead.

Oh what do you do when the future's involved
Do you hide in your bathroom or bed
There are so many issues that must be resolved
And so many are left to be said.

You may have thirteen daughters who ask you for money
And none of them ready to wed
In the course of the life that you spend with your honey
Be glad for the ones you have bred.

Oh what do you do when your mind has evolved
And the book that you borrowed is read
Do you think of the mysteries that need to be solved
Or the stomach that wants to be fed?

You may think of your lawn and the dogs of your neighbors
And shop for a new kind of med
But when you have blamed them for causing your labors
Then how do you help them instead?

Oh what do you do when your password expires
And the geek who was with you has fled
Just think of the peace in the passing desires
That never get run by your head.