The wild and the tamed

Is is better to play dead or create fear?

                            The wild and the tamed.

Some men don't fear death.
They don't believe in destiny or final solution.
Life is to be lived.

Cigarettes, whiskey and wine is their song.
The cold and lonely road had stole their heart.
Dead in heart and soul leave no pity or time for love or salvation.

Salvation is for the men yearning for peace in a world seeking
death and destruction. The tamed heart yearn for calm and peace.
Hard places to find in a life.

The wild side is easy. Woman want little from you.
Always places to find people on the dead-end road.
The taverns are filled with people who accepted less.

Some of us danced on the wild side and the tamed life.
I'm older and I have accepted the tamed life.

In sweet and wild dreams. I'm drinking the whiskey. Singing the old songs.
Giving death the middle finger.

It is sad being the lonely man waiting for death.
Death will come. I wondered often. Is what we do in life meaningful?

Or are we just foolish men pissing into the wind.

                          Coyote

Author's Note

Decisions are many in a life. I lost many friends to booze and drugs. I wonder what is the good road or not?

Reviews

[Corset]

I really enjoyed this poem, because it makes me realize that we do what we think is the best for all concerned and we miss out on living a big chunk of our own life, which is very very short respectively, but booze and drugs are buffers for reality every bit as much as hiding from life, but I 'd still pass the jug around with friends, cause it's just fun , lol..and we never have enough fun, we miss out on a big chunk of life when we try to live or do what we think is right for others or even ourselves, the key is moderation in everything I think. wonderfully written retrospective thought in this, loved it.

[Coyote Poetry]

Good to be blinded sometime. Hard when we learn we can't save the world. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Corset]

so true Coyote

[Ken Simm.]

Is it a decision to use or is it just a pathway that seems easier? With you I have lost many. Some short, as Frost says nothing gold can last; some on a long road. Not sure all were seeking. Death holds no sting, it is what comes before that worries.
A perceptive, almost wistful write that hits home in all the right areas.

[Coyote Poetry]

Frost was wise. Most questions will be answer with time and living. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[MOON]

Poignant no judgement here , sometimes the most sensitive people take to drink and drugs .thought provoking.

[Coyote Poetry]

Old thoughts written down with questions. I'm a Grandpa today. One right turn made me realize. I wasn't important. It is what I can do for the people I hold important. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

I enjoyed this very much, I am not a man but Man did I have fun when I was young! aaahh,, the stories :)
some even reminded me of the little bar just up the road from me, a treat to read, thank you

[Coyote Poetry]

I was station in Texas. Woman could out-drink, out-play and knew how to enjoy life. Poor woman had caught up with men many moons ago. Maybe not a good thing. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[NANCY MCCORMACK]

you are very welcome , my pleasure

[Earthy Mumma Soul]

its all about moments isn't it , just a few moments ... good or bad as you like .. Thought provoking piece x

[Coyote Poetry]

Yes it is. The questions of right an wrong can be twisted. Thank you for reading and the comment.