Truth Be Told

I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad. - Thoreau

pardon my head that's grown too big and thick

excuse my eclectic choice of music

have mercy 'pon me god

don't think of my supplication as odd

let the demons stand and applaud

as i'm stuck in this wrinkly, old bod'

please let me grow gracefully old

allow me to keep dancing with both feet in the fold

remove these shackles of gold

dry my tears of mold

before my bones are auctioned and sold

i find clemency in the least likely places

as fingers of faith tighten their grip and bolster their hold

truth be told

Author's Note

"Nature has left nothing to the mercy of man." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Davidgeo]

this is good work my friend.
makes me want to read the picture of dorian gray.
oscar wilde has some good input on this topic.

also the ben folds song... "learn to live with what you are".

[Pete]

thanks for sharing the kind, insightful thoughts dg.