In time I will expire.
I have no expiration date.
How did an omniscient god
not print this number somewhere on my body?
How may I budget my retirement
without this detail?
What if I run out of money
before the end?
What if my excess capital
causes my inheritors to fight
and squander their inheritance
on lawyers?
I will pre-designate
those who preserve the landscape
of hills and woods once soaked red
with American blood.
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