These Rivers

it is doubtful
these rivers will
carry me where
I want to go;
and, it is doubtful
these rivers know
where I need to be;
it is doubtful
these currents push
in the right direction
to keep me afloat;
and, it is doubtful
they care when I
finally capsize;
it is doubtful
these rivers have
a mind of their own
like the waters
of the great oceans;
and, it is doubtful
they they are influenced
by the polar vortex;
but, these rivers
nonetheless just
roll on by us all.

30Jan14