neverending housecleaning filled the day
dirt and dust accumulated had to be kept at bay
where do they come from, why do they stay
to remind us that we eventually decay?

but as long as we are stuck here on earth
the dust we gather, can we turn to worth?
nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
all our money won’t another minute buy

some sobering questions God won’t ask at endgame
by then no one can no one blame
since what is shared below is public domain
i shall add my paw dust to its terrain

God won’t ask what kind of car you drove
He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation
God won’t ask the square footage of your house in kokomo grove
He’ll ask how many you welcomed to your home and to salvation

God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet
He’ll ask how many you helped clothe
God won’t ask what your highest salary was and perks you get
He’ll ask if you compromised your character to get it and how it got bloweth

God won’t ask what your job title was, whether good or bad
He’ll ask if you performed to the best of your ability
God won’t ask how many friends you had
He’ll ask how many people to whom you were a friend with sensitivity

God won’t ask what neighborhood you lived
He’ll ask how you treated your neighbor
God won’t ask the color of your skin, however mixed
He’ll ask about the content of your character and tan of your earthly labor

same old song
just a drop of water in an endless sea
all we do
crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
dust in the wind
all we are is dust in the wind

Ecclesiastes 12:7-8
then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
vanity of vanities…all is vanity