Nietzsche

i've spent my early 20s half drunk

a quarter of my life gone,

if i were optimistic

but still, there is one thing i'm envious of

the earth

it drifts year by year

inch by inch

toward the sun

narrowly escaping its end

like us all

until the proper time comes

who's to define that proper time

is the earth in its early 20s

am i?

Reviews

[angel]

Nietzsche is peachy, as we used to say back in the sixties.Perhaps my favorite quote is: "It's not the lack of love, but the lack of friendship which makes for unhappy marriages."-- THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA, I think.
Another favorite:"With no music, life is a mistake".

[John the Baptist]

Lines 5 through 8 are somewhat confusing.

[CopingWithCaptainMorgan]

I made a revision, hopefully it makes sense, got lost in my transition from paper to the site and a drink or two didn't help.