Once

there was purpose

Once there was a great purpose

irrelevant

but

important

'

Its consequence came to me

One night

she said to me...

clean your room

shut the f**k up

do your job

wash the dishes

pay the bills

be a man

weather the storm

show no weakness

'

go forth and conquer

show me effort

refine me skill

,,,  and then,

catastrophe,

something unplanned,

disaster 

bad fortunes,

so it goes,

time is long

life is short

luck never lasts

die to live or,

live to die

(my mother tells me)

life's a game

and i love to cheat

just when i can

Author's Note

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

You know words have consequences and I am left here thinking, there wasn't much love shown in those commands. Maybe there was love but I didn't feel it. Stuff happens. Stuff always happens and when it comes to my nearest and dearest I would rather remain silent than use words that will hurt them and that they will recall at will. Life has never been a game for me. It is all about survival abd that ain't easy if you are sensitive.


Chris

[Davidgeo]

You see much

[Chris Shaw]

I have lived many years and with age comes a certain type of wisdom. My kids need encouragement and support. That's how I want them to remember me.

[Davidgeo]

How would you want to remember you?

[Davidgeo]

(the void will name you if you're not careful)

[Chris Shaw]

I did my best, it wasn't always good enough. That is my epitaph

[Davidgeo]

As long as you had a good time, nothing else matters

[Davidgeo]

(i don't actually mean that...