When you're tired of Life

Samuel Johnson once said that 'If a man is tired of London, he is tired of life', but what if life had more problems than London?

 

When you're tired of Life

they say you're tired of London,

of family, friends, work and duties.

 

When you're tired of Life

they say you're sad, depressed,

or downright bloomin' lazy.

 

The doc gives you pills to pop,

the pop gives you words, like birds' t**d, for 'thought' -

something, by the by, that you're not so sure you can do so well no more -

so that all you can think is please,

No More.

 

The lemons keep coming

but no one can see that the juicer is broken

beyond repair - no lemonade today. Or ever. If 'ever'

is even a possibility.

'sa luxury.

i.e. beyond me.

 

'm no' worthy. no' deservin' of anything better.

Isn't tha' what you said?

What y'all said?

 

It's what Life said to me.

Author's Note

Make of this what you will, for it was written in a random mood and completely spontaneously. Not trying to justify my writing or anything, but just so everyone is aware... Right, now, complete honesty here please!

Reviews

[Mockingbird]

expresses despair. i like the colloquialism you use here. you'd have to be giving up on life and not wanting to face the realities of it. there is a lesson to be learned here. great poem.