Category Archives: Wisdom



Real Life

I take a hundred pills each week
I’m not sure why I do it
It’s not a prolonged life I seek
I’ve lived too long, so screw it.
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Posted in Aging, Today's News, Wisdom

Approaching Death

When you’re eighty-four, and wake up each day
With a creaky hip and a swollen foot,
With a body stiff, pretty much kaput,
You wonder at the lyrics of decay.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Pain, Wisdom

Life

You get born,
Then struggle to learn to walk.
Then you learn to talk,
Go to school, compete,
Graduate, compete again.
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Posted in Aging, Death, Pain, Religion, War, Wisdom

Music

How did music start? Was it the whistle
Of a flying lizard that struck an ear,
Startling that neanderthal—a missle
That evolved? Hell, they could whistle, make queer
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Posted in Beauty, Inspiration, Wisdom

Horror Season!

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When business grapples humans by the throat.
When holy days, unceasing, bind our souls
To flagrant commerce based on anecdotes.
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Posted in Conformity, Religion, Seasons, Wisdom

Need Vs. Want

In order to remain alive we need
Some living space, nourishment, water, air.
But mere necessities are trumped by greed—
Not needs, our wants become destructive snares.
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Posted in Affluence, Greed, Vanity, Wisdom