Moment by moment
Life drips out
And empties the soul
Of living
Full and contented
Living is not meant to be
Each moment passes by
Bringing its own emptying-ness
Scouring another few bits of happiness
To dump it in the trash of memories
And experiences
To live on
While life is being wasted
On living
In and out of belongingness
Sep 7, 2010
Sep 7, 2010 at 7:26 AM UTC
Moment by moment
Life drips out
And empties the soul
Of living
Full and contented
Living is not meant to be
Each moment passes by
Bringing its own emptying-ness
Scouring another few bits of happiness
To dump it in the trash of memories
And experiences
To live on
While life is being wasted
On living
In and out of belongingness
@Shashi 2009
Note: The Title is a quote by the famous writer of "Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy" by Douglas Adams that pormpted me to write this one. In fact to the think of it, he says in his book the secret of life is 42...