And Climbing

Everyone wants to grow

It seems

To be better 
To mature

To understand 

Not the kids

But adults who are 

Already fully grown

Keeps on wanting to grow

When asked about why

They do certain things

Pursue a lofty goal

Or travel around the world

For example

And invariably the answer is

To grow and better oneself

Mentally and spiritually 

These fully grown adults

All heading towards the exit

Inevitable end of life

Wanting to grow 

An excuse and justification

To do whatever which is nothing

But activities to occupy time

Too much time maybe 

To live with some purpose

Serving as distraction from 

Facing what truly lies ahead

Like a man climbing a mountain

That has no summit

But keeps on climbing 

And climbing

And climbing

And climbing

Until time's up

A Thousand Times

A million here
A million there

It used to be such
That a million was regarded

As a huge sum of money
And it still would be 

Were it not for everyday
Mention in the media of

A billion here and
A billion there

To a point where a million
Seems like a chump change

Tens of billions
Hundreds of billions

And now even a trillion
A trillion

Which is beyond the ordinary
Human mind's comprehension

Like the endless universe
Countless stars

A thousand billion
Each billion comprised of

A thousand million
Each million comprised of

A thousand thousand
Each thousand comprised of

A thousand dollars
Where it all begins

A thousand times 
A thousand times

A thousand times
A thousand