What do we know of life and death
ands time and love
when all we truly have is this moment
how does tomorrow
ever become today
and what happened yesterday
ten years ago
is no closer or farther away
than the last syllable echoing in our heads
so what is time other than an illusion
and a thief
and a liar
do we breath in just to exhale
or is there something more important
to the function of our lungs
is there something more than oxygen
we need floating in the air
something that is as easy
and important to give
as it is to take and receive
Is the secret to this life
we so often abuse and neglect...
is the meaning to it all
so simple that
it is so horribly cliché
And with what great arrogance
we let our egos
crown ourselves intelligent
and place more worth
on our wants and greeds
than any other living thing
and then like a vicious virus
spread like a plague
and destroy anything that is in our way
we are smart enough
to see the end coming
but somehow lack the wisdom
and courage to change our ways
out with the good
double down on the bad
So what do we know of life and death
and time and love
as we long for immortality
in our deaths
some existential heaven
of an afterlife
a divine blessing
of unending love
yet waste this moment
waiting for tomorrow
to become today
May 5, 2018
May 5, 2018 at 6:13 PM UTC
What do we know of life and death
ands time and love
when all we truly have is this moment
how does tomorrow
ever become today
and what happened yesterday
ten years ago
is no closer or farther away
than the last syllable echoing in our heads
so what is time other than an illusion
and a thief
and a liar
do we breath in just to exhale
or is there something more important
to the function of our lungs
is there something more than oxygen
we need floating in the air
something that is as easy
and important to give
as it is to take and receive
Is the secret to this life
we so often abuse and neglect...
is the meaning to it all
so simple that
it is so horribly cliché
And with what great arrogance
we let our egos
crown ourselves intelligent
and place more worth
on our wants and greeds
than any other living thing
and then like a vicious virus
spread like a plague
and destroy anything that is in our way
we are smart enough
to see the end coming
but somehow lack the wisdom
and courage to change our ways
out with the good
double down on the bad
So what do we know of life and death
and time and love
as we long for immortality
in our deaths
some existential heaven
of an afterlife
a divine blessing
of unending love
yet waste this moment
waiting for tomorrow
to become today
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