Literature
tsunami (regarding efficacy within late life)
the tsunami was a mile away; no one noticed
the tsunami was a half mile away; no one noticed
the tsunami was a quarter mile away; no one noticed
the tsunami was a tenth mile away; someone thought they heard something
the tsunami was getting very close; someone said run
everyone ran; the tsunami consumed them all
what would have been different,
in those lattermost moments,
did everyone laugh, hug, quaff whiskey, dance, and write poignancy..
instead of running from the inevitable