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For once in this hell of a lifetime
I’m not calling anyone out—
Walking in the desert of night stars
With my own well being
I no longer glance behind—
Finally I realize there is nothing left behind
Nothing that isn’t worth looking forward to—
My soul is clean, my eyes are clear
I no longer cry for those I cannot save—
Saving myself, one step at a time.
We lose—only—what we must
allow ourselves to lose,
regardless of the pain
and suffering we choose, to lose
and to gain—
to have what it takes,
to further ourselves
to a better tomorrow.
What looked like yesterday
out a kitchen window I saw
tomorrow and everyday
moving forward
as carefree as
a walk in the park.
What’s truly important
is not what was
but what is, and
how you’re willing to thrive
within the moment.
If Hemingway
was here today
would he Instagram
his catch?
And dare you say
that Hemingway
was rotgut—
his defense?
Out on the bay
he’d fish and say
what pleasures
have a man?
His slow decay
here but a day
come then let’s see your stance!
Put up your dukes
and lace your boots,
a fight? No sir
let’s dance!
Driving
through
the falling
Louisiana
Texas
Arizona
skies
and life
right now
is larger
than any
self
delusion
brought on
by sorrowful
routine,
life
right now
is good.
Words Of An Average White Male 