Occupants (after Wayne Hogan)

Occupants along the land oblivious

Perhaps to the stars at hand plus

The prickly tufts of growth erupting 

Pursue their particular avenues.

Some sit with a loved one or another,

While pugilists or would-be wranglers

Bow solely to instinct and fight for

A form of owning whatever might be

Property to which they might affix their name

In the manner of a fixed mindset proposed 

By Carol Dweck in psychology, 

An either/or way of being that likely 

Extends to the urge to conquer and acquire

Whatever stray bits of land appear.