Perching on a Hill...

A little prose about my perspective on life....

I perch on the soft, wet grass

It soaks trough my jeans

But I don’t care about the irritating, cold water

I don’t care wether I catch a cold

I don’t really care about anything

And why should I?

Why should I give it a second thought?

We are only on this earth for a while

Then

We just die

Cease to exist.

Why not just end it now?

If life has no meaning?

If humans had no soul

I wouldn’t want to live

But I believe in the eternal life of the soul,

So I will keep on living

Keep on learning!

Author's Note

What is your perspective on life and the soul?

Reviews

[Soul Fire]

Good work.

[Westminster Abbey]

Wow, this is really good! Very inspiring! 100/100

[Amanda J. S.]

Tanks ^^

[RYDER]

jst wow

[Amanda J. S.]

thank you :-)

[NoelleRash]

It seems like it has no flow at all. I feel almost like the narrator is yelling at me.it's like I'm sitting on a hill then boom "I'M SAD. IT WOULD BE WORSE IF PEOPLE DIDNT HAVE SOULS. I'M GLAD WE HAVE SOULS." There needs to be some kind of natural rational sequence.

[Amanda J. S.]

Glad to hear your opinion :-)

[Falling Leaf.]

Last two lines packed the punch of the poem. Nicely done.

[Amanda J. S.]

Thank you :-)

[Jimmy Combs]

Deep Mandy (can I call you Mandy?) My wife died in 2006. I went to her grave EVERY SINGLE DAY for a year, then wrote a book called, 'The First 100 Days - How To Survive The Death Of A Loved One'. I'm with you girl! Damn, I wish you were 18, because you are WAYYYY smarter than your years! Keep up the good work.. and you can see my book here...don't buy it...I'll email it to you! http://www.amazon.com/The-First-100-Days-ebook/dp/B008Y6L3JE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1346893313&sr=8-4&keywords=jimmy+combs

[Amanda J. S.]

Wow.. Thank you! :-)
Haha. Yeah, you can call me Mandy!

[Winona]

fantastic poem!
really highlights directly the importance of a soul in the choice we make day to day . xx

[Amanda J. S.]

Thank you very much! ^^

[Isobella Rose]

I agree with you. Good read!

[Amanda J. S.]

Thank you ^^

[_]

Hmmmm my perspective on life...Its a dog-eat-dog world out here. Better get them before they get you...eat your greens....XD yup! Wonderful poem I've always question the same thing. Lovely! ^-^

[Amanda J. S.]

Thank you!

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T..]

I've heard various takes on this topic:
- "Life's a b***h, and then you die."
- "Any life worth living is worth living well."
- "There's more to life (and death) than one can possibly imagine."
- "If I had [insert local currency unit] for every time this came up, I'd be filthy rich."

I like the poem and the perspective is as good a place to start as any, knowing full well that anyone that claims to have "the answer" is both an idiot and a liar. I'm more interested in how each individual mind goes about the process of creating a working belief structure. It seems a fluid, ever-changing construct, rather like a soap bubble - pretty, shining, floats for a while and then it pops. You have to keep blowing if you like bubbles. That's my take on it. :)

[Amanda J. S.]

Nice perspective....