Song for Leonard

I

look
they've been going on like this
since the Garden of Eden

not just the apple
but the whole deal
is rotten

get over it
we've got living
to do 

we've got hearts to break
and worlds to build
if not us then who

if not now when

II

there is no god
which was not created

by our own minds
which is not to say

there is no god

III 

would it be
gauche to say
the future offends me

all I can say
is I can't find
the words for it

I desire the words

IV

what could I say
to make you feel better

nothing I guess
nothing except what 

I have already said

M. Bogen
April 2023