Sonnets From Other Lives: Thierry

By cultivating curiosity
Thierry theorized he’d live forever.
In his hypothesis as long as he
kept looking around corners he would never
die because he wouldn’t have the time.
He would be waiting for whatever happened next
in the never ending saga in his mind.
Unfortunately for Thierry he was vexed
by a singular lack of imagination
which left him on the verge of feeling bored.
He read—watched films—gathered information
but no wonder rose within as his reward.
What mystery was he chasing when dumb luck
put him in the pathway of a truck?