Life’s Purgatory

 

 

Another day another coffee shop,

I linger and write my lines.

The jazz music rolling non-stop,

It is the best and worst of times.

 

Comfortable with just who I am,

Happy to just be happy in the now.

Regretful memories I wish would scram,

But I have not taken my final bow.

 

Just some time to enjoy myself,

All for privileges my title has earned.

Then back to sharing wisdoms wealth,

In all of the forms I have learned.

 

The sweet Aroma of a hookah floats in the air,

Mixed with the familiar fresh brew smell.

An interloper upon this existence without a care,

Somewhere lost between Heaven and Hell.

 

Another day, another poem completed

Another treasure to unearth after I am gone.

One would figure my inspiration depleted,

But more keeps coming as I write on and on.

 

How I relish being comfortable in my skin,

How I wish it had come years ago.

But now that my time is wearing thin,

I write and share all that I know.

 

03/30/2022

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Well done. Is this coffee shop in Amsterdam by any chance? :) Ah, I see, The Golden State. I wonder if cannabis will ever be legalized on a federal level. I wondered the same thing in the early seventies. Strange that it is legal in the nation's capitol but illegal so many other places. Your poem speaks of the comfort that comes with years of a life well lived, experiences cherished and memories appreciated. What more could anyone ask from their time here? Coffee is my drug of choice, I drink about a liter a day at least, sometimes more. And I have a strong affinity for hot tea that I developed in my sixth decade. STASH makes a raspberry, pomegranate flavor tea that I really like. I think we all have regrets. Or at least those of us who are honest with ourselves. I spend more time focusing on the things I enjoy and find important these days than rehashing the past. I enjoyed the read.

[J Todd Underhill]

I am in Colorado to Cannabis is legal here. Coffee however is my stimulant of choice as well. In fact I am binging on it right now :)

[Fabian G. Franklin]

My mistake, The Centennial State! Old age and senility are creeping up on me. (smile) But there is a Golden, Colorado! Home of Coors! I remember going through there once and seeing the biggest beer can I've ever seen at the brewery site. Have a cup of Joe for me.

[Gee]

And that's just it, we become comfortable in our own skin far to late in life spending many formative years worrying what others think about us.
Keep smoking, drinking, writing sir, tis good to read you.

[John the Baptist]

Very nicely rhymed and with an interesting theme. Not that many people really come to terms with their lives. The speaker here apparently has happened upon this situation after years of experimentation. Therefore, feel blessed; many go to their graves lacking such a reconciliation.

[Patricia]

Very insightful and self realization that we all come to see. Being comfortable with being who you are and by yourself is bliss, something I have always made a priority once you are you can make others sincerely happy. Well done! Very enjoyable read ;)

[Quill]

I must say, if sharing what has been learnt is life's purgatory then it is well recommended