We collect things,
we are born wanting
and gathering.

We join together,
as it is in our being
to belong.

We are curious,
asking why, we
seek meanings.

We desire to
accel at something,
to be noticed.

We seek to win,
so as not to lose,
collecting accolades.

We count life
by collected things
and people.

We gather close
to us our people
and things.

We are defined by
these things, events,
and belonging.

Until we leave,
with exactly
what we came with.